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Symposium 5 - Vitamin D, cancer and other chronic diseases
A joint ECNIS-NuGO Symposium (ECNIS - website)
Chair: Kevin Cashman (UCC, IE) and Jakob Linseisen (Helmholtz Zentrum München, DE)
Wednesday 2nd September 09.00-12.00
| 09.00 | Kevin Cashman (UCC, IE) Determinants of vitamin D status; desirable range of intake; effects of food fortification | |
| 09.30 | Michael Sitrin (University at Buffalo, USA) Role of vitamin D in cell proliferation and differentiation | |
| 10.00 | Kristina Åkesson (Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, SE) Role of genetic variation in selected genes related to calcium and vitamin D | |
| 10.30 | BREAK | |
| 11.00 | Jakob Linseisen (Helmholtz Zentrum München, DE) Vitamin D and cancer: results from observational studies | |
| 11.30 | Philippe Autier (IARC-WHO, FR) Experiences from vitamin D intervention studies/RCT | |