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Lack of association between vitamin D receptor gene BsmI polymorphism and breast cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis involving 23,020 subjects.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Mar 2014
Du Yingying, Hu Lixia, Kong Fanliang, Pan Yueyin
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a crucial mediator for the cellular effects of vitamin D. A great number of studies regarding the association between BsmI polymorphism in the VDR gene and breast cancer have been published. However, the results have been contradicting. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to re-examine the controversy. Published literatures from PubMed, Embase, and Chinese Biomedical Literature...
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