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Polymorphisms in folate-related genes: impact on risk of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia rather than pediatric in Han Chinese.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Sept 2011
Yang Lin, Liu Liang, Wang Jianxiang, Qiu Lugui, Mi Yingchang, Ma Xiaotang, Xiao Zhijian
Abstract excerpt
Folate metabolism plays an essential role in the processes of DNA synthesis and methylation. An aberrant folate metabolism caused by a genetic polymorphism may lead to genomic instability and affect the susceptibility to malignancies including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This study was designed to explore the correlation between the polymorphisms in folate-related genes and the risk of ALL in Han Chinese....
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