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High intakes of choline and betaine reduce breast cancer mortality in a population-based study.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Nov 2009
Xu Xinran, Gammon Marilie D, Zeisel Steven H, Bradshaw Patrick T, Wetmur James G, Teitelbaum Susan L, Neugut Alfred I, Santella Regina M, Chen Jia
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Choline and betaine provide methyl groups for one-carbon metabolism. Humans obtain these nutrients from a wide range of foods. Betaine can also be synthesized endogenously from its precursor, choline. Although animal studies have implied a causal relationship between choline deficiency and carcin...
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