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- Title
Vitamin D and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk in adults: a review.
- Authors
Kelly, Jennifer L; Friedberg, Jonathan W; Calvi, Laura M; van Wijngaarden, Edwin; Fisher, Susan G
- Abstract
Animal and human studies support a protective effect of vitamin D sufficiency related to malignancy by uncovering paracrine and autocrine effects of extra-renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) activation including regulation of cell cycle proliferation, apoptosis induction, and increased cell differentiation signaling. Recent epidemiologic studies demonstrate a reduction in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) risk with increased sunlight exposure. As sunlight is a major vitamin D source, it has been suggested that vitamin D status may mediate this observed association. This review provides a comprehensive discussion of the current epidemiologic evidence with regard to the investigation of an association between vitamin D status and NHL risk.
- Publication
Cancer investigation, 2009, Vol 27, Issue 9, p942
- ISSN
1532-4192
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3109/07357900902849632