Article
[Association between genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and risk of breast cancer].
Zhonghua zhong liu za zhi [Chinese journal of oncology] - 1 May 2004
Qi Jun, Miao Xiao-ping, Tan Wen, Yu Chun-yuan, Liang Gang, Lü Wen-fu, Lin Dong-xin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and risk of breast cancer among women. METHODS: Two hundred seventeen cases with breast cancer and 218 matched controls were genotyped for the MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphism...
Topics
- Asian People
- Breast Neoplasms
- China
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Point Mutation
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
