Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism and predisposition towards esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a German Caucasian and a northern Chinese population

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 574-580

  Zhang, Jianhui ^a,b   Zotz, Rainer B ^a   Li, Yan ^b   Wang, Rui ^b   Kiel, Sybille ^a   Schulz, Wolfgang A ^a   Wen, Denggui ^b   Chen, Zhifeng ^b   Zhang, Liwei ^b   Wang, Shijie ^b   Gabbert, Helmut E ^a   Sarbia, Mario ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Polymorphism; Tumor susceptibility

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 5644228959     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-004-0585-4     Document Type: Article

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