Significance of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms for Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis C

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Biological and epidemiological data suggest that vitamin D levels may influence cancer development. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms have been described in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene in association with cancer risk. We aimed to investigate the association of VDR gene p...

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Main Authors: Chao-Hung Hung, Yi-Chun Chiu, Tsung-Hui Hu, Chien-Hung Chen, Sheng-Nan Lu, Chao-Min Huang, Jing-Houng Wang, Chuan-Mo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-08-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523314000564