Ayat Badr Al-Ghafari

King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Short Communication   
  The contribution of vitamin D receptor (VDR) with colorectal cancer progression
  Author(s): Ayat Badr Al-Ghafari
  
  Clinical studies suggested that vitamin D is important in regulating signaling pathways and cellular processes. It exerts this effect through binding to the transcription factor, vitamin D receptor (VDR). Polymorphisms in the VDR gene have been associated with alter function of vitamin D and affect its protective role in many cancers such as colorectal cancer (CRC). In Saudi Arabia, CRC is considered .. Read More»
  

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