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Interactions Between Vitamin D and Calcium Intake, Vitamin D Receptor Genetic Polymorphisms, and Colorectal Cancer Risk.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jun 2021
Zhang Xin, Fang Yu-Jing, Feng Xiao-Li, Abulimiti Alinuer, Huang Chu-Yi, Luo Hong, Zhang Cai-Xia
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D has anticarcinogenic properties and acts through vitamin D receptor (VDR) to carry out its functions. AIMS: This study explored the independent and combined effects of dietary vitamin D and calcium, and VDR genetic polymorphisms on colorectal cancer risk in a Chinese population. METHODS: This ongoing case-control study recruited 488 cases with histologically confirmed colorectal cancer and...
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