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RFC-1 80G>A polymorphism in case-mother/control-mother dyads is associated with risk of nephroblastoma and neuroblastoma.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Feb 2015
Montalvão-de-Azevedo Rafaela, Vasconcelos Gisele M, Vargas Fernando R, Thuler Luiz Claudio, Pombo-de-Oliveira Maria S, de Camargo Beatriz
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AIM: Embryonic tumors are associated with an interruption during normal organ development; they may be related to disturbances in the folate pathway involved in DNA synthesis, methylation, and repair. Prenatal supplementation with folic acid is associated with a decreased risk of neuroblastoma, brain tumors, retinoblastoma, and nephroblastoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between MTHFR...
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