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A prospective study of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and prostate cancer risk.
The British journal of nutrition - 28 Jan 2016
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
Mechanistic hypotheses suggest that vitamin D and the closely related parathyroid hormone (PTH) may be involved in prostate carcinogenesis. However, epidemiological evidence is lacking for PTH and inconsistent for vitamin D. Our objectives were to prospectively investigate the association between vitamin D status, vitamin D-related gene polymorphisms, PTH and prostate cancer risk. A total of 129 cases diagnosed...
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