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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with prostate cancer risk in the Pakistani population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Yousaf Nageen, Afzal Sibtain, Hayat Tehreem, Shah Jasmin, Ahmad Nafees, Abbasi Rashda, Ramzan Khushnooda, Jan Rasul, Khan Imran, Ahmed Jawad, Siraj Sami
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been a subject of extensive pharmacogenetic research recently. Association studies between different types of cancers including prostate cancer (PCa) and VDR gene polymorphism have also been conducted. The objective of this study was to find possible associations between PCa and VDR gene polymorphisms in the Pakistani population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 162...
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