Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase A1298C genotypes are associated with the risks of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and chronic myelogenous leukaemia in the Korean population

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 154-159

  Hur, M ^a   Park, J Y ^a   Cho, H C ^a   Lee, K M ^a   Shin, H Y ^b   Cho, H I ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A1298C; C677T; Leukaemia; MTHFR; Risk

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC STABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646748058     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: 13652257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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