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Meta-analysis of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and benign prostatic hyperplasia risk.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Oct 2014
Zeng Xian-Tao, Yao Qi-Sheng, Weng Hong, Li Sheng, Huang Jing-Yu, Wang Xing-Huan
Abstract excerpt
The association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has been investigated in numerous publications, but published results remain inconclusive. Hence, we conducted this meta-analysis to derive a more precise conclusion. Four polymorphisms (Taq-I, Bsm-I, Apa-I, and Fok-I) of the VDR gene with risk of BPH from six case-control studies and one cohort...
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