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Genetic variants reflecting higher vitamin e status in men are associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 May 2014
Major Jacqueline M, Yu Kai, Weinstein Stephanie J, Berndt Sonja I, Hyland Paula L, Yeager Meredith, Chanock Stephen, Albanes Demetrius
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) plays a key role in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation and has been studied as a potential chemopreventive agent for prostate cancer. The association of serum vitamin E concentrations with cancer risk may be modified by genetic variations in vitamin E-related genes. We examined whether variants in vitamin E-related genes were associated with risk of prostate cancer in a...
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