Vitamin D and Breast Cancer.

Abstract

The purpose of our current work is to determine whether there are differences in blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxy- vitamin D between women with breast cancer and two control groups of women without breast cancer. We are using archived samples of blood obtained from women in a just completed case-control study of genetic risk factors for breast cancer. In addition, we are working to modify the immunohistochemical technique for detection of vitamin D receptors (VDR) described for frozen tissue for use in paraffin embedded tissue.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA327042

Entities

People

  • Esther Janowsky

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Data Analysis
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Drug Therapy
  • Epidemiology
  • Materials
  • Metabolites
  • Neoplasms
  • North Carolina
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Recombinant Dna
  • Risk Factors
  • Vitamin D

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Women's Health and Cancer Risk Research: African American Women and Pregnancy Outcomes.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology