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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism in adult patients with lymphoproliferative disorders and its effect on chemotherapy.
Annals of hematology - 1 Dec 2006
Timuragaoglu A, Dizlek S, Uysalgil N, Tosun O, Yamac K
Abstract excerpt
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is one of the most critical enzyme in folic acid metabolism, and it converts 5,10-MTHF to 5-MTHF. 5,10-MTHF is required for conversion of uridilate to thymidylate. On the other side, MTHFR enzyme causes methylation of homocysteine into methionine, leading to methylation of DNA. Chemotherapeutic agents have different effects, but DNA is the target for most of them....
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