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Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene, ultraviolet radiation, and susceptibility to prostate cancer

✍ Scribed by Dhaval Bodiwala; Christopher J. Luscombe; Michael E. French; Samson Liu; Mark F. Saxby; Peter W. Jones; Anthony A. Fryer; Richard C. Strange

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 84 KB
Volume: 43
Category: Article
ISSN: 0893-6692
DOI: 10.1002/em.20000

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