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One-carbon metabolism pathway gene variants and risk of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in a Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Lei, Meng Xiaoxin, Ju Xiaobing, Cai Hongzhou, Li Pu, Cao Qiang, Shao Pengfei, Qin Chao, Yin Changjun
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BACKGROUND: One-carbon metabolism is the basement of nucleotide synthesis and the methylation of DNA linked to cancer risk. Variations in one-carbon metabolism genes are reported to affect the risk of many cancers, including renal cancer, but little knowledge about this mechanism is known in Chinese population. METHODS: Each subject donated 5 mL venous blood after signing the agreement. The study was approved by...
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