Variant of vitamin D receptor gene linked to melanoma risk
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 03:14
in Health & Medicine
A new analysis indicates an association between a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism and skin cancer. Published in the 1 November 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that individuals with certain variants in a vitamin D-related gene, called BsmI, may be at an increased risk of developing melanoma...
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