Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-45

  Sadananda Adiga, M N ^a   Chandy, S ^a   Ramachandra, N ^a   Appaji, L ^b   Aruna Kumari, B S ^b   Ramaswamy, G ^a   Savithri, H S ^a   Krishnamoorthy, L ^a  

^a KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Gene polymorphisms; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); DNA;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 75749092993     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.58858     Document Type: Article

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