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Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms or serum levels as key drivers of breast cancer development? The question of the vitamin D pathway.
Oncotarget - 21 Feb 2017
Amadori Dino, Serra Patrizia, Masalu Nestory, Pangan Akwilina, Scarpi Emanuela, Bugingo Aloyce Maria, Katabalo Deogratias, Ibrahim Toni, Bongiovanni Alberto, Miserocchi Giacomo, Spadazzi Chiara, Liverani Chiara, Turri Valentina, Tedaldi Rosanna, Mercatali Laura
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As total vitamin D levels are often lower in black than in white Americans, the former are frequently classified as vitamin D-deficient. To fully understand African vitamin D (25(OH)D) status, other factors should be considered, e.g. vitamin D blood carrier, vitamin D-binding protein (DBP), vitamin D receptor (VDR) and DBP polymorphisms. A prospective study on an indigenous black Tanzanian and a Caucasian Italian...
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