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Systematic review and meta-analysis on vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and cancer risk.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 May 2014
Xu Yeqiong, He Bangshun, Pan Yuqin, Deng Qiwen, Sun Huiling, Li Rui, Gao Tianyi, Song Guoqi, Wang Shukui
Abstract excerpt
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) can influence cancer susceptibility through binding to vitamin D. However, the previous studies were contradictory. Therefore this meta-analysis was conducted to clarify the association between VDR polymorphisms (BsmI, TaqI, FokI, and ApaI) and cancer risk. One hundred twenty-six studies were enrolled through PubMed. For VDR BsmI polymorphism, significantly increased cancer risks were...
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