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Association between VDR Gene Polymorphisms and Melanoma Susceptibility in a Colombian Population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2022
Aristizabal-Pachon Andres Felipe, Gonzalez-Giraldo Yeimy, Garcia Angela Yazmin, Suarez Dalia Xiomara, Rodriguez Angela, Gonzalez-Santos Janneth
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BACKGROUND: The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is responsible for mediating the effects of vitamin D through regulation of other gene transcriptions. There are several polymorphisms that alter the gene expression or the function of this protein. We aimed to analyze the association between two SNPs of VDR gene and melanoma cancer in Colombian patients. METHODS: We included 120 healthy individual as controls and 120...
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