Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in Japanese patients with prostate cancer

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 467-470

  Furuya, Yuzo ^a   Akakura, Koichiro ^b   Masai, Motoyuki ^a   Haruo, Ito ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Polymorphism; Prostate cancer; Vitamin D receptor

Indexed keywords

DNA; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTATE CANCER; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032854208     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.46.467     Document Type: Article

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