Vitamin D, calcium, dairy products and genes involved in their metabolic pathways in colorectal cancer risk and survival

Background Vitamin D, calcium, and dairy products are inversely associated with colorectal cancer incidence. These inverse associations may be mediated by the vitamin D binding protein, the vitamin D receptor (VDR), and the calcium sensing receptor (CASR). The purpose of the thesis was to investigat...

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Main Author: Zhu, Yun
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2018
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Online Access:https://research.library.mun.ca/13069/
https://research.library.mun.ca/13069/1/thesis.pdf