Folate and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms: New nutritional and genetic risk factors for pancreatic cancer?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 738-742

  Kim, Young In ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; FOLIC ACID;

COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PANCREAS CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DIET; FOLIC ACID; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MUTATION; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23644460155     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-3565(05)00489-1     Document Type: Editorial

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