Vitamin D status, receptor gene BsmI (A/G) polymorphism and breast cancer in a group of Egyptian females
Background: Vitamin D is involved in a wide variety of biological processes including bone metabolism, modulation of the immune response, and regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation. The present study aimed to investigate vitamin D status and the genetic polymorphism BsmI (A/G) of vitam...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863016300787 |