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Folate and vitamin B12 may play a critical role in lowering the HPV 16 methylation-associated risk of developing higher grades of CIN.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Nov 2014
Piyathilake Chandrika J, Macaluso Maurizio, Chambers Michelle M, Badiga Suguna, Siddiqui Nuzhat R, Bell Walter C, Edberg Jeffrey C, Partridge Edward E, Alvarez Ronald D, Johanning Gary L
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported that a higher degree of methylation of CpG sites in the promoter (positions 31, 37, 43, 52, and 58) and enhancer site 7862 of human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 was associated with a lower likelihood of being diagnosed with HPV 16-associated CIN 2+. The purpose of this study was...
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