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Polymorphisms of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population: a case-control study.
International journal of cancer - 20 Sept 2001
Shen H, Xu Y, Zheng Y, Qian Y, Yu R, Qin Y, Wang X, Spitz M R, Wei Q
Abstract excerpt
Low dietary folate intake has been associated with increased risk of gastric cancer. The 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) involved in folate metabolism has 2 variants, C677T and A1298C, that result in decreased MTHFR activity and lower plasma folate levels. Therefore, we hypothesized that these 2 variants play a role in gastric carcinogenesis. We tested this hypothesis in a Chinese...
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