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Expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1-alpha-hydroxylase, and vitamin D receptor mRNA in normal and malignant breast tissue.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2009
McCarthy Kathryn, Laban Christiana, Bustin Stephen A, Ogunkolade William, Khalaf Sahira, Carpenter Rob, Jenkins Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D has anti-proliferative and proapoptotic effects on several cell types, including breast cancer cells. There have been no studies quantifying the expression of the enzyme 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1-alpha-hydroxylase (1alphaOHase), which converts 25-hydroxyvitamin D to its active metabolite, in breast tissue. We performed real-time RT-PCR to quantity 1alphaOHase and vitamin D receptor (VDR) mRNA in samples of...
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