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Genes involved with folate uptake and distribution and their association with colorectal cancer risk.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Apr 2010
Figueiredo Jane C, Levine A Joan, Lee Won H, Conti David V, Poynter Jenny N, Campbell Peter T, Duggan David, Lewinger Juan Pablo, Martinez Maria Elena, Ulrich Cornelia M, Newcomb Polly, Potter John, Limburg Paul J, Hopper John, Jenkins Mark A, Le Marchand Loic, Baron John A, Haile Robert W
Abstract excerpt
Folate status is an important predictor of colorectal cancer risk. Common genetic variants in genes involved in regulating cellular folate levels might also predict risk, but there are limited data on this issue. We conducted a family-based case-control association study of variants in four genes involved in folate uptake and distribution: FOLR1, FPGS, GGH and SLC19A1, using 1,750 population-based and 245...
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