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Polymorphisms and haplotypes of serine hydroxymethyltransferase and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a case-control analysis.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Aug 2005
Zhang Zhengdong, Shi Qiuling, Sturgis Erich M, Spitz Margaret R, Wei Qingyi
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Low dietary intake of fruits and vegetables, particularly folate deficiency, has been associated with the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). We hypothesized that polymorphisms of the cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT1) gene involved in folate-dependent, one-carbon metabolism are associated with SCCHN risk. In a hospital-based, case-control study of 721 non-Hispanic white...
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