Prognostic significance of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:In patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and haplotypes are reported to be associated with survival. We hypothesized that a similar association would be observed in patients with head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS:In...

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Main Authors: Takanori Hama, Chihiro Norizoe, Hiroaki Suga, Takeshi Mimura, Takakuni Kato, Hiroshi Moriyama, Mitsuyoshi Urashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3248455?pdf=render