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Vitamin D Receptor Genotype, Vitamin D3 Supplementation, and Risk of Colorectal Adenomas: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA oncology - 1 May 2017
Barry Elizabeth L, Peacock Janet L, Rees Judy R, Bostick Roberd M, Robertson Douglas J, Bresalier Robert S, Baron John A
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IMPORTANCE: Despite epidemiological and preclinical evidence suggesting that vitamin D and calcium inhibit colorectal carcinogenesis, daily supplementation with these nutrients for 3 to 5 years was not found to significantly reduce the risk of recurrent colorectal adenomas in a recent randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether common variants in 7 vitamin D and calcium pathway genes (VDR, GC,...
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