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Polymorphisms and haplotypes in folate-metabolizing genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Blood - 1 Oct 2004
Skibola Christine F, Forrest Matthew S, Coppedé Fabio, Agana Luz, Hubbard Alan, Smith Martyn T, Bracci Paige M, Holly Elizabeth A
Abstract excerpt
Folate metabolism plays an essential role in DNA synthesis and methylation processes. Deviations in the flux of folate due to genetic variation could result in selective growth and genomic instability and affect susceptibility to various cancers including lymphoma. To test this hypothesis, genetic polymorphisms in the folate metabolic pathway were investigated using DNA from a population-based case-control study...
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