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Association of variants in two vitamin e transport genes with circulating vitamin e concentrations and prostate cancer risk.
Cancer research - 15 Feb 2009
Wright Margaret E, Peters Ulrike, Gunter Marc J, Moore Steven C, Lawson Karla A, Yeager Meredith, Weinstein Stephanie J, Snyder Kirk, Virtamo Jarmo, Albanes Demetrius
Abstract excerpt
Significant reductions in prostate cancer incidence and mortality were observed in men randomized to receive 50 mg supplemental vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) per day in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study. We hypothesized that variation in key vitamin E transport genes might directly affect prostate cancer risk or modify the effects of vitamin E supplementation. Associations between...
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