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Polymorphisms in the vitamin D Receptor (VDR) and the risk of ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Yanling, Li Chenglin, Chen Peizhan, Li Xiaoguang, Li Mian, Guo He, Li Jingquan, Chu Ruiai, Wang Hui
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) principally mediates the anticancer activities of vitamin D. Various epidemiological studies have investigated the associations of VDR gene polymorphisms with ovarian cancer; however, the results have been inconclusive. In the current study, we evaluated, in a meta-analysis, the association of five common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the VDR gene (ApaI, BsmI, Cdx-2, FokI,...
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