Vitamin D, DNA methylation, and breast cancer.

Katie M O'BrienDale P SandlerZongli XuH Karimi KinyamuJack A TaylorClarice R Weinberg

Published in: Breast cancer research : BCR (2018)

25(OH)D concentrations were associated with DNA methylation of CpGs in several vitamin D-related genes, with potential links to immune function-related genes. Methylation of CpGs in vitamin D-related genes may interact with 25(OH)D to affect the risk of breast cancer.

Keyphrases

dna methylation
genome wide
gene expression
copy number
risk assessment
young adults
human health
climate change