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Dietary vitamin B6 intake and the risk of colorectal cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2008
Theodoratou Evropi, Farrington Susan M, Tenesa Albert, McNeill Geraldine, Cetnarskyj Roseanne, Barnetson Rebecca A, Porteous Mary E, Dunlop Malcolm G, Campbell Harry
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Vitamin B6, a coenzyme in the folate metabolism pathway, may have anticarcinogenic effects. Laboratory and epidemiologic studies support the hypothesis of its protective effect against colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this large Scottish case-control study, including 2,028 hospital-based cases and 2,722 population-based controls, was to investigate the associations between dietary and supplementary intake of...
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