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The roles of ultraviolet-B irradiance, vitamin D, apolipoprotein E ε4, and diet in the risk of prostate cancer

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I receive or have received funding from the UV Foundation (McLean, VA), the Sunlight Research Forum (Veldhoven), Bio-Tech-Pharmacal (Fayetteville, AR), the Vitamin D Council (San Luis Obispo, CA), and the Danish Sunbed Federation (Middelfart).

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Grant, W.B. The roles of ultraviolet-B irradiance, vitamin D, apolipoprotein E ε4, and diet in the risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Causes Control 22, 157–158 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-010-9674-7

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