Folate levels in mucosal tissue but not methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms are associated with gastric carcinogenesis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 7591-7597

  Weng, Yu Rong ^a   Sun, Dan Feng ^a   Fang, Jing Yuan ^a   Gu, Wei Qi ^a   Zhu, Hong Yin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Folate; Gastric cancer; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1; FOLIC ACID; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN P16INK4A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS; STOMACH MUCOSA; TISSUE LEVEL; UPREGULATION;

EID: 33845994372     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7591     Document Type: Article

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