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Prospective associations between vitamin D status, vitamin D-related gene polymorphisms, and risk of tobacco-related cancers.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Nov 2015
Deschasaux Mélanie, Souberbielle Jean-Claude, Latino-Martel Paule, Sutton Angela, Charnaux Nathalie, Druesne-Pecollo Nathalie, Galan Pilar, Hercberg Serge, Le Clerc Sigrid, Kesse-Guyot Emmanuelle, Ezzedine Khaled, Touvier Mathilde
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Experimental evidence has suggested that vitamin D may be protective against tobacco-related cancers through the inhibition of the formation of tumors induced by tobacco carcinogens. To our knowledge, only one previous epidemiologic study investigated the association between vitamin D status and tobacco-related cancer risk, and no study has focused on vitamin D-related gene polymorphisms. OBJECTIVE:...
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