Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and minor increase of risk for oral cancer

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Vairaktaris, E ^a   Yapijakis, C ^a,b   Kessler, P ^c   Vylliotis, A ^a,b   Ries, J ^c   Wiltfang, J ^d   Vassiliou, S ^a   Derka, S ^a   Neukam, F W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Oncogenesis; Oral cancer; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 31344451622     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-005-0065-5     Document Type: Article

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