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Analysis of relation between C677T genotype in MTHFR gene and prostatic cancer in Iranian males.
Acta medica Iranica - 1 Jan 2012
Fard-Esfahani Pezhman, Mohammadi Torbati Peyman, Hashemi Zahra, Fayaz Shima, Golkar Majid
Abstract excerpt
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) enzyme is one of the most important enzymes with a pivotal role in the folate metabolism and DNA synthesis pathways. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in the coding gene has been related to many medical diseases as well as diverse malignancies including the prostate cancer which is the leading cause of the cancer deaths in men and one of the major public health...
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