A U-shaped relationship between plasma folate and pancreatic cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1808-1816

  Chuang, Shu Chun ^a   Stolzenberg Solomon, Rachael ^b   Ueland, Per Magne ^c,d   Vollset, Stein Emil ^c,e   Midttun, Øivind ^f   Olsen, Anja ^g   Tjønneland, Anne ^g   Overvad, Kim ^h   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^i,j   Morois, Sophie ^i,j   Clavel Chapelon, Franoise ^i,j   Teucher, Birgit ^k   Kaaks, Rudolf ^k   Weikert, Cornelia ^l   Boeing, Heiner ^l   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^m,n   Benetou, Vassiliki ^m   Naska, Androniki ^m   Jenab, Mazda ^o   Slimani, Nadia ^o   Romieu, Isabelle ^o   Michaud, Dominique S ^a,p   Palli, Domenico ^q   Sieri, Sabina ^r   Panico, Salvatore ^s   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^t,u   Tumino, Rosario ^v   Skeie, Guri ^w   Duell, Eric J ^x   Rodriguez, Laudina ^y   Molina Montes, Esther ^z,aa   Huerta, José María ^aa,ab   Larrañaga, Nerea ^aa,ac   Gurrea, Aurelio Barricarte ^aa,ad   Johansen, Dorthe ^ae   Manjer, Jonas ^ae   Ye, Weimin ^af,ag   Sund, Malin ^ag   Peeters, Petra H M ^a,ah   Jeurnink, Suzanne ^ah,ai   Wareham, Nicholas ^aj   Khaw, Kay Tee ^ak   Crowe, Francesca ^al   Riboli, Elio ^a   Bueno De Mesquita, Bas ^ah,ai   Vineis, Paolo ^a,u   more..

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^f BEVITAL AS   (Norway)

^g INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

ⁱ INSERM   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^k GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^l GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

ⁿ HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^o INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^p BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^r NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^s UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^t CPO Piemonte   (Italy)

^u HuGeF Foundation   (Italy)

^v CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^w UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^x CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^y Servicio de Salud Sanitarios   (Spain)

^z ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^aa CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^ab Murcia Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^ac Basque Government   (Spain)

^ad INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^ae LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^af KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^ag UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ah UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^ai NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^aj MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^al UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

EPIC; Folate; One carbon metabolism; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; COTININE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COTININE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; RIBOFLAVIN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 80051551995     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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