Homocysteine, vitamin B12 and folate status in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-238

  Adiga, M N Sadananda ^a   Chandy, Sunil ^a   Ramaswamy, Girija ^a   Appaji, L ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Lakshmi ^a  

^a KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Folate; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; RADIOASSAY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 44049092643     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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