Genomic DNA hypomethylation, a characteristic of most cancers, is present in peripheral leukocytes of individuals who are homozygous for the C677T polymorphism in the Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 849-853

  Stern, L L ^a   Mason, J B ^a   Selhub, J ^a   Choi, S W ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0033846460     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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