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Gene Symbol VDR
Synonyms NR1I1 | PPP1R163
Gene Description VDR, vitamin D receptor, is a transcription factor regulating calcium homeostasis (PMID: 19667145). VDR polymorphisms have been associated with a variety of cancers (PMID: 19667145, PMID: 32014899, PMID: 31847581) and decreased expression has been associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer (PMID: 32355523), while overexpression has been reported in ovarian cancer (PMID: 32024052).
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