Lymphocytic mitochondrial DNA deletions, biochemical folate status and hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility in a case-control study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 715-721

  Wu, Meng Ying ^a   Kuo, Chang Sheng ^a,b   Lin, Ching Yih ^b   Lu, Chin Li ^b   Syu Huang, Rwei Fen ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chi Mei Medical Centre   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biochemical folate status; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver injuries; Mitochondrial DNA deletions

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FOLIC ACID; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE DELETION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DELETION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOCYTES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

EID: 73749083343     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509243054     Document Type: Article

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