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Global DNA methylation and one-carbon metabolism gene polymorphisms and the risk of breast cancer in the Sister Study.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2014
Deroo Lisa A, Bolick Sophia C E, Xu Zongli, Umbach David M, Shore David, Weinberg Clarice R, Sandler Dale P, Taylor Jack A
Abstract excerpt
Global decrease in DNA methylation is a common feature of cancer and is associated with genomic and chromosomal instability. Retrospective case-control studies have reported that cancer patients have lower global methylation levels in blood DNA than do controls. We used prospectively collected samples and a case-cohort study design to examine global DNA methylation and incident breast cancer in 294 cases and a...
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