Methionine synthase genetic polymorphism MS A2756G alters susceptibility to follicular but not diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or multiple myeloma

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1051-1054

  Lincz, Lisa F ^a   Scorgie, Fiona E ^a   Kerridge, Ian ^a   Potts, Rachelle ^a   Spencer, Andrew ^b   Enno, Arno ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Methionine synthase; MTHFR; Multiple myeloma; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0037353564     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04220.x     Document Type: Article

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