Vitamin D status, receptor gene BsmI (A/G) polymorphism and breast cancer in a group of Egyptian females

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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Main Authors: Rasha Rizk Elzehery, Azza A. Baiomy, Mohamed AbdEl-Fattah Hegazy, Rami Fares, Abdel-Hady El-Gilany, Refaat Hegazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Subjects:
25 Hydroxy vitamin D
Vitamin D receptor (VDR)
Breast cancer risk
Polymorphisms
Genotype
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863016300787

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