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Association of polymorphisms MTHFR C677T and A1298C with risk of colorectal cancer, genetic and epigenetic characteristic of tumors, and response to chemotherapy.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Feb 2010
Fernández-Peralta Antonia M, Daimiel Lydia, Nejda Nargisse, Iglesias Daniel, Medina Arana Vicente, González-Aguilera Juan J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The enzyme MTHFR plays an important role in folate metabolism, and folate is implicated in carcinogenesis due to its role in DNA methylation, repair, and synthesis. We analyze the relationship of MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms with biological, clinicopathological, genetic and epigenetic features of tumors, and the patient outcome after treatment with 5-FU-based chemotherapy to determine...
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