Viewing the epigenetics of colorectal cancer through the window of folic acid effects

Cancer Prevention Research

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1509-1512

  Van Engeland, Manon ^a   Herman, James G ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS;

EID: 78650327456     PISSN: 19406207     EISSN: 19406215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-10-0281     Document Type: Article

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