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Genetic polymorphisms in the one-carbon metabolism pathway and breast cancer risk: a population-based case-control study and meta-analyses.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jun 2007
Lissowska Jolanta, Gaudet Mia M, Brinton Louise A, Chanock Stephen J, Peplonska Beata, Welch Robert, Zatonski Witold, Szeszenia-Dabrowska Neonila, Park Sue, Sherman Mark, Garcia-Closas Montserrat
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological evidence suggests that intake of folate and other B-vitamins and genetic variants in the one-carbon metabolism pathway could influence the risk of breast cancer. Previous studies have focused on 2 polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate gene (MTHFR A222V and E429A); however, findings are inconclusive. In a large population-based case-control study in Poland (2,386 cases, 2,502 controls), we...
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