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The Potential Role of Vitamin D in BRCA1 Pathogenic Variant Carriers: A Narrative Review.
International journal of molecular sciences - 19 Jun 2026
Robaczyńska Joanna, Kiljańczyk Milena, Maj Maciej, Kiljańczyk Adam, Byrski Tomasz, Cybulski Cezary, Janiuk Izabela, Gronwald Jacek, Lubiński Jan
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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble secosteroid essential for skeletal development and calcium homeostasis, but it also exerts pleiotropic effects on numerous biological processes via its active metabolites. Vitamin D metabolites act as steroid hormones that regulate cell-cycle progression, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, immune responses, and multiple intracellular signaling pathways. Moreover, they modulate...
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