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DNMT3B C46359T and SHMT1 C1420T polymorphisms in the folate pathway in carcinogenesis of head and neck.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Feb 2014
Succi Maysa, de Castro Tialfi Bergamin, Galbiatti Ana Lívia Silva, Arantes Lidia Maria Rebolho Batista, da Silva Jéssika Nunes Gomes, Maniglia José Victor, Raposo Luiz Sérgio, Pavarino Erika Cristina, Goloni-Bertollo Eny Maria
Abstract excerpt
Folate is an essential nutrient with important roles in the synthesis, repair, and DNA methylation. Polymorphisms in genes encoding enzymes involved in folate metabolism can change these processes and modulate cancer development. We investigated DNMT3B C46359T (rs2424913) and SHMT1 C1420T (rs1979277) polymorphisms related to folate pathway in head and neck cancer (HNC) risk and the association of the disease with...
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