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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children.
Indian journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2000
Sadananda Adiga M N, Chandy S, Ramachandra N, Appaji L, Aruna Kumari B S, Ramaswamy G, Savithri H S, Krishnamoorthy L
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INTRODUCTION: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a critical enzyme in folate metabolism and is involved in DNA synthesis, DNA repair and DNA methylation. Genetic polymorphisms of this enzyme have been shown to impact several diseases, including cancer. Leukemias are malignancies arising from rapidly proliferating hematopoietic cells having great requirement of DNA synthesis. This case-control study...
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