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Haplotypes of the MTHFR gene are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in a Han Chinese population in Gansu province.
IUBMB life - 1 Jul 2016
Song Ailing, Zhao Lei, Li Yumin, Wu Li, Li Yu, Liu Xiaokang, Lan Shen
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Elevated homocysteine levels are a risk factor for breast cancer, although the mechanism underlying this effect is unknown. Genome-wide association studies were used to systematically identify genetic variants which were significantly associated with the circulating homocysteine concentration. To examine the role of homocysteine-related variants in the occurrence of breast cancer, we investigated the association...
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