Folic acid and vitamin B-12 supplementation does not favorably influence uracil incorporation and promoter methylation in rectal mucosa DNA of subjects with previous colorectal adenomas

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2114-2120

  Van Den Donk, Maureen Den ^a   Pellis, Linette ^a   Crott, Jimmy W ^b   Van Engeland, Manon ^c   Friederich, Pieter ^d   Nagengast, Fokko M ^d   Van Bergeijk, Jeroen D ^e   De Boer, Sybrand Y ^f   Mason, Joel B ^b   Kok, Frans J ^a   Keijer, Jaap ^a   Kampman, Ellen ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f SLINGELAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DNA; FOLIC ACID; PLACEBO; URACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLATION; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM MUCOSA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 34548439098     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.9.2114     Document Type: Article

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