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Vitamin D receptor genotype rs731236 (Taq1) and breast cancer prognosis.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 2013
Perna Laura, Butterbach Katja, Haug Ulrike, Schöttker Ben, Müller Heiko, Arndt Volker, Holleczek Bernd, Burwinkel Barbara, Brenner Hermann
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have suggested that the anticancerogenous effects of vitamin D might be modulated by genetic variants in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. The association of VDR polymorphisms with breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality after a breast cancer diagnosis remains, however, largely unexplored. We assessed the association of genetic variants in VDR (rs731236, rs1989969, rs2228570, and 11568820)...
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