Polymorphisms in methionine synthase (A2756G) and cystathionine β-synthase (844ins68) and susceptibility to carcinomas of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 405-410

  Ott, N ^a   Geddert, H ^b   Sarbia, M ^a  

^a Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin ^*  (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cystathionine synthase polymorphism; Methionine synthase polymorphism; RFLP; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; EXON; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STOMACH CARCINOMA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 38649125603     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-007-0301-2     Document Type: Article

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