Relationship of plasma folic acid and status of DNA methylation in human gastric cancer

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-175

  Fang, Jing Yuan ^a   Xiao, Shu Dong ^a   Zhu, Shun Shi ^a   Yuan, Ji Min ^a   Qiu, Dai Kai ^a   Jiang, Shao Ji ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Folic acid; Gastric cancer; Oncogene

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; ONCOGENE C H RAS; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS;

EID: 0031005975     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02936363     Document Type: Article

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