Association between the 1793G>A MTHFR polymorphism and sporadic colorectal cancer in Iran

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 659-662

  Haghighi, Mahdi Montazer ^a   Mohebbi, Seyed Reza ^a   Sadeghi, Rouhallah Najjar ^a   Vahedi, Mohsen ^a   Ghiasi, Somayeh ^a   Zali, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Folate; G1793A; MTHFR; Polymorphism; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 66149115652     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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