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Ethnicity as modifier of risk for Vitamin D receptors polymorphisms: Comprehensive meta-analysis of all cancer sites.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 1 Feb 2021
Gnagnarella Patrizia, Raimondi Sara, Aristarco Valentina, Johansson Harriet, Bellerba Federica, Corso Federica, De Angelis Simone Pietro, Belloni Pietro, Caini Saverio, Gandini Sara
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D receptors polymorphisms are found to be associated with several cancers. Since their prevalence vary across ethnicities and ethnicity itself seems to influence the cancer risk, a comprehensive meta-analysis was performed to investigate the role of VDR Fok1, Bsm1, Taq1, Apa1, Cdx2 and cancer risk at specific organ sites. Odds ratios, calculated with random-effects models, summarized...
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