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Genetic associations in the vitamin D receptor and colorectal cancer in African Americans and Caucasians.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Kupfer Sonia S, Anderson Jeffrey R, Ludvik Anton E, Hooker Stanley, Skol Andrew, Kittles Rick A, Keku Temitope O, Sandler Robert S, Ruiz-Ponte Clara, Castellvi-Bel Sergi, Castells Antoni, Carracedo Angel, Ellis Nathan A
Abstract excerpt
Low vitamin D levels are associated with an increased incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) and higher mortality from the disease. In the US, African Americans (AAs) have the highest CRC incidence and mortality and the lowest levels of vitamin D. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the vitam...
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