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Lower vitamin D levels and VDR variants are risk factors for breast cancer: an updated meta-analysis.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2023
Zhao Zhenyu, Cai Wenyu, Xing Jing, Zhao Chenhui
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Inadequate vitamin D levels and vitamin D variants have been shown to be associated with breast cancer (BC), however the results are inconsistent. To reach a definitive conclusion the present meta-analysis was conducted. When compared to healthy controls, BC patients had reduced vitamin D levels (standard difference in means = -0.564, p = 0.003). The meta-analysis revealed that the FokI mutation was linked with...
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