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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and prognosis of breast cancer among African-American and Hispanic women.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Mishra Dhruva K, Wu Yanyuan, Sarkissyan Marianna, Sarkissyan Suren, Chen Zujian, Shang Xiying, Ong May, Heber David, Koeffler H Phillip, Vadgama Jaydutt V
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D plays a role in cancer development and acts through the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Although African-Americans have the lowest levels of serum vitamin D, there is a dearth of information on VDR gene polymorphisms and breast cancer among African-Americans and Hispanics. This st...
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