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Plasma 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations, vitamin D receptor genotype and breast cancer risk in a UK Caucasian population.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 May 2005
Lowe Lorraine C, Guy Michelle, Mansi Janine L, Peckitt Clare, Bliss Judith, Wilson Rosalind Given, Colston Kay W
Abstract excerpt
Low levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) and polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) have been found separately to increase risk of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine whether low 25(OH)D levels, alone and in combination with BsmI VDR genotype, increased breast cancer risk in a United Kingdom (UK) Caucasian population. Breast cancer patients (n=179) and control women (n=179) were...
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