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Vitamin d receptor gene variants and esophageal adenocarcinoma risk: a population-based case-control study.
Journal of gastrointestinal cancer - 1 Sept 2012
Chang C K, Mulholland H G, Cantwell M M, Anderson L A, Johnston B T, McKnight A J, Thompson P D, Watson R G P, Murray L J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene may be of etiological importance in determining cancer risk. The aim of this study was to assess the association between common VDR gene polymorphisms and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) risk in an all-Ireland population-based case-control study. METHODS: EAC cases and frequency-matched controls by age and gender recruited between March 2002 and December...
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