Article
Folic acid, one-carbon metabolism & childhood cancer.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Aug 2017
Moulik Nirmalya Roy, Kumar Archana, Agrawal Suraksha
Abstract excerpt
Folate has been studied in relation to many diseases, especially cancer. Although it has been postulated to exert a dual effect on development of cancer, its role remains to be clearly defined. Its effect on cancer is the result of gene-nutrient interaction between the genes in folate metabolic pathway and dietary folate availability; mutations in genes of folate metabolism have been shown to alter individual...
Topics
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Carbon
- Child
- Dietary Supplements
- Folic Acid
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasms