A polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene predisposes to colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability

Gut

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 520-524

  Shannon, B ^a   Gnanasampanthan, S ^a   Beilby, J ^b   Iacopetta, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0036278536     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.50.4.520     Document Type: Article

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