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Vitamin D receptor expression is associated with PIK3CA and KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Oct 2009
Kure Shoko, Nosho Katsuhiko, Baba Yoshifumi, Irahara Natsumi, Shima Kaori, Ng Kimmie, Meyerhardt Jeffrey A, Giovannucci Edward L, Fuchs Charles S, Ogino Shuji
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D is associated with decreased risks of various cancers, including colon cancer. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a transcription factor, which plays an important role in cellular differentiation and inhibition of proliferation. A link between VDR and the RAS-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway has been suggested. However, the prognostic role of VDR...
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