Article
An inherited variant in the gene coding for vitamin D-binding protein and survival from cutaneous melanoma: a BioGenoMEL study.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Mar 2014
Davies John R, Field Sinead, Randerson-Moor Juliette, Harland Mark, Kumar Rajiv, Anic Gabriella M, Nagore Eduardo, Hansson Johan, Höiom Veronica, Jönsson Göran, Gruis Nelleke A, Park Jong Y, Guan Jian, Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda P, Wendt Judith, Pjanova Dace, Puig Susana, Schadendorf Dirk, Okamoto Ichiro, Olsson Håkan, Affleck Paul, García-Casado Zaida, Puig-Butille Joan Anton, Stratigos Alexander J, Kodela Elizabeth, Donina Simona, Sucker Antje, Hosen Ismail, Egan Kathleen M, Barrett Jennifer H, van Doorn Remco, Bishop D Timothy, Newton-Bishop Julia
Abstract excerpt
An association between low serum vitamin D levels and poorer melanoma survival has been reported. We have studied inheritance of a polymorphism of the GC gene, rs2282679, coding for the vitamin D-binding protein, which is associated with lower serum levels of vitamin D, in a meta-analysis of 3137 melanoma patients. The aim was to investigate evidence for a causal relationship between vitamin D and outcome...
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