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Prognostic significance of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Hama Takanori, Norizoe Chihiro, Suga Hiroaki, Mimura Takeshi, Kato Takakuni, Moriyama Hiroshi, Urashima Mitsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and haplotypes are reported to be associated with survival. We hypothesized that a similar association would be observed in patients with head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS: In a post-hoc analysis of our previous prospective cohort study, VDR polymorphisms including Cdx2 G/A (rs11568820),...
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