Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and risk of colorectal adenomas

Cancer Letters

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-186

  Marugame, Tomomi ^a   Tsuji, Emiko ^b   Inoue, Hisako ^a   Shinomiya, Sachiko ^a   Kiyohara, Chikako ^a   Onuma, Kazuya ^c   Hamada, Hiroaki ^c   Koga, Hiroko ^d   Handa, Koichi ^b   Hayabuchi, Hitomi ^e   Kono, Suminori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Self Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital   (Japan)

^d Self Def Forces Kumamoto Hospital   (Japan)

^e FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Colorectal adenoma; Genetic polymorphism; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOMA; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODDS RATIO; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0034647021     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(99)00412-7     Document Type: Article

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