Alcohol and cancer: Genetic and nutritional aspects

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-71

  Pöschl, Gudrun ^a   Stickel, Felix ^b   Wang, Xiang D ^c   Seitz, Helmut K ^a  

^a Krankenhaus Salem   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Alcohol nutrient interactions; Cancer; Chronic alcohol consumption; Cytochrome P450 2E1

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; BETAINE; CHOLINE; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE; RETINOIC ACID; RIBOFLAVIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; ZINC;

ALCOHOLISM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; LARYNX CANCER; LIVER CANCER; MOUTH FLORA; MUCOSA CELL; NUTRITION; OROPHARYNX CANCER; OXIDATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOLISM; CARCINOGENS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2E1; DNA METHYLATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11144358027     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2003323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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