Folate related gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to develop childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-14

  Koppen, Ilan J N ^a   Hermans, Frederik J R ^a   Kaspers, Gertjan J L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Childhood; Folate metabolism; Leukaemogenesis; MTHFR; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; 5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE REDUCTASE; 5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; NICOTINAMIDE METHYLTRANSFERASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ASIAN; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; FOLIC ACID; GENES, NEOPLASM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 72249086376     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07898.x     Document Type: Review

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