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Associations between polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor and breast cancer risk.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Oct 2005
Chen Wendy Y, Bertone-Johnson Elizabeth R, Hunter David J, Willett Walter C, Hankinson Susan E
Abstract excerpt
Biological and epidemiologic data suggest that vitamin D levels may influence breast cancer development. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a crucial mediator for the cellular effects of vitamin D and additionally interacts with other cell-signaling pathways that influence cancer development. Because functional data exist on FOK1 and previous studies have suggested a relation between BSM1 and breast cancer risk, we...
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