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Role of vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms in susceptibility to multiple myeloma in ethnic Kashmiri population.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jun 2013
Shafia Syed, Qasim Iqbal, Aziz Sheikh Aejaz, Bhat Imtiyaz A, Nisar Syed, Shah Zafar Amin
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D regulates many biological processes including bone metabolism, innate immune response, and cell proliferation and differentiation by binding to its receptor VDR. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms have been associated with many cancers like breast, colorectal, prostate, and skin. The main aim of this study was to determine whether VDR polymorphisms (ApaI, BsmI and FokI) are...
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