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B vitamins, methionine and alcohol intake and risk of colon cancer in relation to BRAF mutation and CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Schernhammer Eva S, Giovannucci Edward, Baba Yoshifumi, Fuchs Charles S, Ogino Shuji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: One-carbon metabolism appears to play an important role in DNA methylation reaction. Evidence suggests that a low intake of B vitamins or high alcohol consumption increases colorectal cancer risk. How one-carbon nutrients affect the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) or BRAF mutation status in colon cancer remains uncertain. METHODS: Utilizing incident colon cancers in a large prospective cohort...
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