Reduced folate carrier gene G80A polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of gastroesophageal cancers in a chinese population

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3206-3211

  Wang, Lina ^a   Chen, Wensen ^a   Wang, Jianmin ^b   Tan, Yongfei ^c   Zhou, Yan ^c   Ding, Weiliang ^c   Hua, Zhaolai ^b   Shen, Jing ^a   Xu, Yaochu ^a   Shen, Hongbing ^a  

^a Cancer Center   (China)

^b Yangzhong Cancer Research Institute   (China)

^c YIXING PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal cancer; Genetic polymorphisms; Molecular epidemiology; RFC1

Indexed keywords

REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STOMACH CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33845192993     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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