Common genetic variants related to vitamin D status are not associated with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in China. Issue 2 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Jian-Bing; Dawsey, Sanford M.; Fan, Jin-Hu; Freedman, Neal D.; Tang, Ze-Zhong; Ding, Ti; Hu, Nan; Wang, Le-Min; Wang, Chao-Yu; Su, Hua; Qiao, You-Lin; Goldstein, Alisa M.; Taylor, Philip R.; Abnet, Christian C.
• Is Part Of: Cancer epidemiology. Volume 39:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 157
• Page End: 159
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Carcinogenesis -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.12.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7821

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We evaluated the association between 12 vitamin D-related-SNPs and ESCC risk using data from a GWAS.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">None of the 12 evaluated SNPs in the four vitamin D-related genes were significantly associated with risk of ESCC.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Our study provides the first evaluation of common genetic variants in vitamin D-related genes and risk of ESCC.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>