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Polymorphisms involved in folate metabolism pathways and the risk of the development of childhood acute leukemia.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2013
Silva Rafaela Maria Seabra, Fontes Alide Caroline Lima, Silva Karina Alves, Sant'Ana Thalita Araújo, Ramos Flávio José da Costa, Marques-Salles Terezinha de Jesus, Pombo-de-Oliveira Maria S, Muniz Maria Tereza Cartaxo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Polymorphisms that reduce the activity of reduced folate carrier (RFC) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and double (2R2R) or triple (3R3R) 28-bp tandem repeats in the promoter region of thymidylate synthase (TS) have been associated with the risk of childhood acute leukemia (AL). A case-control genotyping study was conducted in Brazilian children with the aim of investigating RFC, MTHFR,...
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