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Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma in renal transplant patients.
Transplantation - 15 Jul 2007
Laing Mary E, Dicker Patrick, Moloney Fergal J, Ho Wen L, Murphy Gillian M, Conlon Peter, Whitehead Alexander S, Shields Denis C
Abstract excerpt
The relative risk of developing cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is significantly increased after organ transplantation. We investigated the genetic association of SCC in two pathways associated with cancer risks, with the potential for modification by vitamin supplementation. A total of 367 renal transplant recipients (117 with SCC and 250 without any skin cancer) were genotyped for key polymorphisms in...
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