Folate pathway gene MTHFR C677T polymorphism and risk of lung cancer in Asian populations.

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.21.9259

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Folate pathway gene MTHFR C677T polymorphism and risk of lung cancer in Asian populations.

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014

Rai Vandana

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies concerning the association between the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T gene polymorphism with lung cancer in Asian populations have provided inconclusive findings. AIM: A meta-analysis was performed to investigate a more reliable association bet...

Topics

Asian People
Case-Control Studies
Folic Acid
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors
Signal Transduction

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