Folic acid deficiency and cancer: Mechanisms of DNA instability

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 578-592

  Duthie, Susan J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; FOLIC ACID; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; URACIL;

CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SYNTHESIS; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE ACTIVATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032713838     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0007142991902646     Document Type: Review

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