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MTHFR 677CC/1298CC genotypes are highly associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia: a case-control study in Korea.
Leukemia research - 1 Sept 2007
Moon Hee Won, Kim Tae Young, Oh Bo Ra, Min Hyun Chung, Cho Han Ik, Bang Soo Mee, Lee Jae Hoon, Yoon Sung Soo, Lee Dong Soon
Abstract excerpt
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is an enzyme involved in folate metabolism and DNA methylation. Studies on MTHFR polymorphism in leukemia have largely focused on the protective role of MTHFR polymorphism in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We evaluated the C677T and A1298C polymorphisms using the TaqMan allelic discrimination assay in various malignancies. The study population included 115 subjects...
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