Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for colorectal adenoma in women

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-135

  Lim, Yun Jeong ^a   Kim, Jeong Hwan ^b   Park, Sue K ^c   Son, Hee Jung ^d   Kim, Jae J ^d   Kim, Young Ho ^d  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Homocysteine; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 84865989620     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.D-11-00025     Document Type: Article

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