Article
[Colorectal cancer and folate].
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - 1 Mar 2003
Bott C, Lembcke B, Stein J
Abstract excerpt
Nutritional factors are important contributors to colorectal cancer prevention. There is some evidence to suggest that a high dietary folate intake is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer. Folate, which is found in green leafy vegetables, is involved in C1 group transfer and contributes to purin and thymi-dilate synthesis as well as to DNA methylation. Alterations in gene expression and DNA damage...
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