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    CYP2R1 polymorphisms are important modulators of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in elderly females with vitamin insufficiency, but not of the response to vitamin D supplementation

    We studied the association between CYP2R1 genetic polymorphisms and circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] before and after supplementation with vitamin D3 in 218 elderly. We found differences between 3 and 8 ...

    A. Arabi, N . Khoueiry-Zgheib, Z. Awada, R. Mahfouz in Osteoporosis International (2017)

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    BPA exposure is associated with non-monotonic alteration in ESR1 promoter methylation in peripheral blood of men and shorter relative telomere length in peripheral blood of women

    The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential association of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA) levels with estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) promoter % methylation and relative telomere length in a sample of 482 parti...

    Z. Awada, F. Sleiman, A. Mailhac in Journal of Exposure Science & Environmenta… (2019)

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    DNA methylome-wide alterations associated with estrogen receptor-dependent effects of bisphenols in breast cancer

    Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-like endocrine disruptor used in plastics, has been associated with development and promotion of breast cancer, so plastic manufacturers shifted towards less-studied analogs, BPF...

    Z. Awada, R. Nasr, R. Akika, V. Cahais, C. Cuenin, M. Zhivagui in Clinical Epigenetics (2019)