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Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with breast cancer risk in Bangladeshi women.
Scientific reports - 10 Feb 2026
Akter Raushanara, Islam Md Siddiqul, Mosaddek Abu Syed Md, Akhtar Md Waheed, Afrose Afrina, Haque Md Aminul, Azam Faruque, Sharmin Sabrina, Hasan Raquibul, Hossain M Mahboob, Bhowmick Ranjan Kumar, Asaduzzaman Muhammad
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer (BrCa) is a leading cause of mortality among Bangladeshi women. Deficiency of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been linked to cancer susceptibility, but evidence from South Asia is scarce. We conducted a case-control study of 400 BrCa patients and 400 age-matched controls to assess serum 25(OH)D levels and four VDR variants (rs731236, rs2228570,...
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