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Genetic variants of folate and methionine metabolism and PCNSL incidence in a German patient population.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Nov 2010
Kurzwelly Delia, Knop Stefan, Guenther Markus, Loeffler Juergen, Korfel Agnieszka, Thiel Eckhard, Hebart Holger, Simon Matthias, Weller Michael, Linnebank Michael, Herrlinger Ulrich
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Functional genetic polymorphisms involved in folate and methionine metabolism play an important role in both DNA synthesis and methylation, and affect the risk of various malignancies including lymphoproliferative disorders such as systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In a retrospective analysis of 185 immunocompetent patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and 212 population controls we...
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