BsmI (rs1544410) and FokI (rs2228570) vitamin D receptor polymorphisms, smoking, and body mass index as risk factors of cutaneous malignant melanoma in northeast Italy

BsmI (rs1544410) and FokI (rs2228570) vitamin D receptor polymorphisms, smoking, and body mass index as risk factors of cutaneous malignant melanoma in northeast Italy

<b>Objective</b> : To investigate whether vitamin D receptor gene (<i>VDR</i>) BsmI-rs1544410 and FokI-rs2228570 polymorphisms, smoking duration, and body mass index (BMI) are risk factors for cutaneous melanoma, especially metastatic melanoma. <b>Methods</b> : We...

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Main Authors: Sabina Cauci, Vincenzo Maione, Cinzia Buligan, Martina Linussio, Diego Serraino, Giuseppe Stinco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Anti-Cancer Association 2017-06-01
Series:Cancer Biology & Medicine
Subjects:
Vitamin D receptor
VDR polymorphism
cutaneous melanoma
metastatic melanoma
smoking
body mass index
obesity
skin cancer
Online Access:http://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/1052

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