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Vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism and the risks of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and colorectal adenoma.
Scientific reports - 27 Aug 2018
Cho Young Ae, Lee Jeonghee, Oh Jae Hwan, Chang Hee Jin, Sohn Dae Kyung, Shin Aesun, Kim Jeongseon
Abstract excerpt
Based on an inverse association between vitamin D levels and the risks of colorectal diseases, a functional start codon polymorphism in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is speculated to affect the risks for these diseases. To validate this hypothesis, we first conducted a case-control study of 695 colorectal cancer patients and 1,397 controls. The association of VDR FokI polymorphism with colorectal cancer risk...
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