Article
Genetic variations in MTHFR and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma susceptibility in Chinese Han population.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 May 2014
Tang Weifeng, Zhang Sheng, Qiu Hao, Wang Lixin, Sun Bin, Yin Jun, Gu Haiyong
Abstract excerpt
Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a fatal malignancy associated with low 5-year survival rate. The aim of this study was to assess the association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs1801133 C>T, rs3753584 A>G, rs4845882 G>A, rs4846048 A>G and rs9651118 T>C genotypes and ESCC...
