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ABSTRACT: Background and objective
Sunlight exposure, the main source of endogenous vitamin D synthesis, may increase the risk of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) development. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms are associated with various malignancies. This study aimed to examine the associations between vitamin D status and VDR FokI polymorphisms in Iranian subjects with NMSC.Materials and methods
This case-control study included 73 diagnosed cases of NMSC and 72 healthy controls from dermatology clinics at Razi Hospital, Tehran, Iran. A questionnaire was used to assess sunlight exposure. The extracted DNA from whole blood samples was genotyped and serum concentrations of 25-hydroxycalciferol (25(OH)D)) and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) were measured.Results
We found a significant higher duration of cumulative sunlight exposure in cases compared with controls (p<0.001). However, 25(OH)D and iPTH concentrations were not significantly different between cases and controls (30±15 vs. 29±15 ng/mL, p=0.78 and 46.0±20 vs. 40.5±23 pg/mL, p=0.14, respectively). We did not observe any significant increased risk of NMSC due to f allele, as compared with FF (OR =2.33, 95% CI 0.81-6.75, p=0.12).Conclusion
Though sunlight exposure was associated with increased NMSC risk, there were no significant associations between vitamin D status or VDR FokI polymorphisms with NMSC development in our subjects.
SUBMITTER: Rezaiian F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rezaiian Fatemeh F Davoodi Sayed Hossein SH Nikooyeh Bahareh B Ehsani Amir Hooshang AH Kalayi Ali A Shariatzadeh Nastaran N Zahedirad Maliheh M Neyestani Tirang R TR
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 20220601 6
<h4>Background and objective</h4>Sunlight exposure, the main source of endogenous vitamin D synthesis, may increase the risk of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) development. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms are associated with various malignancies. This study aimed to examine the associations between vitamin D status and VDR FokI polymorphisms in Iranian subjects with NMSC.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This case-control study included 73 diagnosed cases of NMSC and 72 healthy controls from ...[more]