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Breast Cancer
Reports add new data to breast cancer research
September 29th, 2005
Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from the United Kingdom. Study 1: Low levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] and polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) increased the risk of breast cancer. "Low levels of 25(OH)D and polymorphisms in VDR have been found separately to increase risk of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine whether low 25(OH)D levels, alone and in combination with BsmI VDR genotype, increased breast cancer risk in a United Kingdom (UK) Caucasian population," investigators in England reported. "Breast cancer patients (n=179) and control women (n=179) were recruited and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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