Lack of Association between Methionine Synthase A2756G Polymorphism and Digestive System Cancer Risk: Evidence from 39327 Subjects

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Zhao, Yuan ^a   Chen, Zixian ^a   Ma, Yushui ^a   Xia, Qing ^a   Zhang, Feng ^a   Fu, Da ^a,b   Wang, Xiao Feng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE GENE; PANCREAS CANCER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STOMACH CANCER;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84876173174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061511     Document Type: Article

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