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Pancreaticobiliary cancers with deficient methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Aug 2005
Matsubayashi Hiroyuki, Skinner Halcyon G, Iacobuzio-Donahue Christine, Abe Tadayoshi, Sato Norihiro, Riall Taylor Sohn, Yeo Charles J, Kern Scott E, Goggins Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Methyl group deficiency might promote carcinogenesis by inducing DNA breaks and DNA hypomethylation. We hypothesized that deficient methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotypes could promote pancreatic cancer development. METHODS: First, we performed a case-control study of germline MTHFR polymorphisms (C677T, A1298C) in 303 patients with pancreatic cancer and 305 matched control...
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