Article
Meta-analyses of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and risk of head and neck and lung cancer.
Cancer letters - 8 Jan 2009
Boccia Stefania, Boffetta Paolo, Brennan Paul, Ricciardi Gualtiero, Gianfagna Francesco, Matsuo Keitaro, van Duijn Cornelia M, Hung Rayjean J
Abstract excerpt
Authors report the results of four meta-analyses of studies that examined the association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and head and neck cancer (nine studies, 2076 cases and 4834 controls for C677T; four studies, 1439 cases and 3941 controls f...
Topics
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors