date:Apr 02, 2013
itamin D deficiency were nearly twice as likely as those who had normal levels of vitamin D to have metastasis recurrence.
The study also found that vitamin D receptors were strongly expressed in all all Merkel cell carcinoma tumor specimens.
The researchers concluded The association between vitamin D deficiency and MCC characteristics and outcome, together with detection of the VDR in MCC cells, suggest that vitamin D could influence the biology of MCC.
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