A multicenter case control study of association of vitamin D with breast cancer among women in Karachi, Pakistan.

BACKGROUND:The prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and breast cancer are both high among women living in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS:A matched case control study was conducted in two hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan to evaluate the association of vitamin D (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D) concentrations, vit...

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Main Authors: Uzma Shamsi, Shaista Khan, Iqbal Azam, Aysha Habib Khan, Amir Maqbool, Mohammad Hanif, Tiffany Gill, Romaina Iqbal, David Callen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225402