Maternal one-carbon nutrient intake and cancer risk in offspring

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 561-571

  Ciappio, Eric D ^a,b   Mason, Joel B ^a   Crott, Jimmy W ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colorectal cancer; Epigenetics; Maternal diet; One carbon metabolism

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHOLINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARBON METABOLISM; CARCINOGENESIS; COLON CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHYLATION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053509433     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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