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Vitamin D and prostate cancer prognosis: a Mendelian randomization study.
World journal of urology - 1 Apr 2016
Trummer Olivia, Langsenlehner Uwe, Krenn-Pilko Sabine, Pieber Thomas R, Obermayer-Pietsch Barbara, Gerger Armin, Renner Wilfried, Langsenlehner Tanja
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Decreased vitamin D levels have been associated with prostate cancer, but it is unclear whether this association is causal. A functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the group-specific component (GC) gene (T > G, rs2282679) has been associated with 25-hydroxy (25-OH) vitamin D and 1.25 dihydroxy (1.25-OH2) vitamin D levels. METHODS: To examine the hypothesized inverse relationship between...
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