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Diets, polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, and the susceptibility of colon cancer and rectal cancer.
Cancer detection and prevention - 1 Jan 2005
Jiang Qinting, Chen Kun, Ma Xinyuan, Li Qilong, Yu Weiping, Shu Guotong, Yao Kaiyan
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the association of environmental factors (dietary folate, methionine and drinking status) and polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T and A1298C) gene, as well as the combination of these factors, with the risk of colon cancer and rectal cancer. A case-control study of 53 colon cancer patients, 73 rectal cancer patients and 343 healthy...
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