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Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and breast cancer risk in a high-incidence population: a pilot study.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons - 1 Nov 2012
Dalessandri Kathie M, Miike Rei, Wiencke John K, Farren Georgianna, Pugh Thomas W, Manjeshwar Sharmila, DeFreese Daniele C, Jupe Eldon R
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BACKGROUND: Marin County, CA has very high incidence of breast cancer. Traditional risk factors, such as those included in the Gail model, do not effectively stratify breast cancer in this population. This retrospective case-control pilot study evaluates DNA from volunteers from a previous Marin County breast cancer epidemiology study. A polyfactorial risk model (OncoVue; InterGenetics Incorporated) that...
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