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BsmI but not FokI polymorphism of VDR gene is contributed in breast cancer.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Mar 2013
Shahbazi Shirin, Alavi Sara, Majidzadeh-A Keivan, Ghaffarpour Massoud, Soleimani Azam, Mahdian Reza
Abstract excerpt
There is growing evidence of a malignancy-protective role for vitamin D in breast cancer. The effects of vitamin D are mediated via the vitamin D receptor (VDR) which is encoded by VDR gene. Several SNPs on VDR gene has attracted research interest, although the magnitude of the impact of VDR allelic variations on breast cancer has been controversial. In the present study, we focused on the distribution of VDR...
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