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Association of the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T and A1298C) polymorphisms in Korean patients with adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Oh Doyeun, Kim Nam Keun, Jang Moon Ju, Kim Hugh Chul, Lee Jae Hoon, Lee Jung Ae, Ahn Myung Ju, Kim Chul Soo, Kim Heung Sik, Park Seonyang, Chio Hyun Sook, Min Yoo Hong
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BACKGROUND: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) plays a central role in converting folate to methyl donor for DNA methylation. Because MTHFR is a key enzyme in folate metabolism, changes in its activity resulting from polymorphisms in the MTHFR gene could modify the susceptibility to canc...
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