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The effect of RFC G80A polymorphism in Cretan children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its interaction with MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Aug 2014
Karathanasis N V, Stiakaki E, Goulielmos G Ν, Kalmanti M
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INTRODUCTION: The association between the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children and enzymes involved in the folate metabolism has been under investigation lately. The reduced folate carrier gene (RFC) encodes reduced folate carrier, a protein that transports into the cell both folate and methotrexate, a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug, has been proved polymorphic at position 80 (G→A). The...
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