Vitamin D and its receptor polymorphisms: New possible prognostic biomarkers in leukemias

• Main Authors: Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Pezeshki (Author), Ali Amin Asnafi (Author), Abbas Khosravi (Author), Mohammad Shahjahani (Author), Shirin Azizidoost (Author), Saeid Shahrabi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several factors such as chromosomal translocations, gene mutations, and polymorphisms are involved in the pathogenesis of leukemia/lymphoma. Recently, the role of vitamin D (VD) and vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms in hematologic malignancies has been considered. In this review, we examine the...