Methionine Synthase A2756G Polymorphism and Risk of Colorectal Adenoma and Cancer: Evidence Based on 27 Studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Ding, Weixing ^a   Zhou, Dong Lei ^a   Jiang, Xun ^a   Lu, Lie Sheng ^a  

^a TENTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE GENE; ONCOGENE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; WILD TYPE;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ADENOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK;

EID: 84876051619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060508     Document Type: Article

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