Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and prognosis of breast cancer among African-American and Hispanic women.

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and prognosis of breast cancer among African-American and Hispanic women.

Vitamin D plays a role in cancer development and acts through the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Although African-Americans have the lowest levels of serum vitamin D, there is a dearth of information on VDR gene polymorphisms and breast cancer among African-Americans and Hispanics. This study examines wh...

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Main Authors: Dhruva K Mishra, Yanyuan Wu, Marianna Sarkissyan, Suren Sarkissyan, Zujian Chen, Xiying Shang, May Ong, David Heber, H Phillip Koeffler, Jaydutt V Vadgama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3595235?pdf=render

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