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Vitamin D-related genetic variants, interactions with vitamin D exposure, and breast cancer risk among Caucasian women in Ontario.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Aug 2011
Anderson Laura N, Cotterchio Michelle, Cole David E C, Knight Julia A
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D, from diet and sunlight exposure, may be associated with reduced breast-cancer risk. This study investigated if candidate gene variants in vitamin D pathways are associated with breast cancer risk, or modify the associations between breast cancer and vitamin D exposure. METHODS: Breast cancer cases aged 25 to 74 years were identified from the Ontario Cancer Registry (histopathologically...
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