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Folate related gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to develop childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 2010
Koppen Ilan J N, Hermans Frederik J R, Kaspers Gertjan J L
Abstract excerpt
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric cancer, accounting for nearly 30% of all paediatric cancers and 80% of childhood leukaemias. Polymorphisms in folate-related genes may influence the susceptibility to childhood ALL. This review summarizes the results of 14 studies that focussed on the relationship between folate-related gene polymorphisms and the susceptibility to ALL and that...
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