A candidate gene study of one-carbon metabolism pathway genes and colorectal cancer risk

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 984-989

  Martinelli, Marcella ^a,b   Scapoli, Luca ^a,b   Mattei, Gabriella ^a,b   Ugolini, Giampaolo ^a   Montroni, Isacco ^a   Zattoni, Davide ^a   Rosati, Giancarlo ^a   Solmi, Rossella ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Centro di Ricerca in Genetica Molecolare Fondazione CARISBO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Folate; Polymorphisms; Transcobalamin 2

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOLIC ACID; TRANSCOBALAMIN II;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CARBON METABOLISM; CARCINOGENESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCOBALAMIN 2 GENE;

AGED; CARBON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NUCLEOTIDES; ONE-CARBON GROUP TRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84875027520     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512002796     Document Type: Article

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