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The role of folate metabolism-related gene polymorphisms in the development of meningiomas.
Cancer genomics & proteomics - 1 Jan 2000
Drakos Stefanos S, Anifantaki Foteini, Zarros Apostolos, Liapi Charis
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Meningiomas are (usually) slow-growing benign tumors, and several factors have been implicated in their development. Increasing age, previous exposure to ionizing radiation, endogenous hormone status and history, hormone replacement therapy, genetic variants and polymorphisms are the main factors that have been proven or assumed to be involved in meningioma formation. The complex genetic background supporting the...
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