Relationship between genetic polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrfolate reductase and the risk of childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia

Journal of Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 736-738

  Feng, You cai ^a   Wu, Jian rui ^a  

^a Maternity and Child Care Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Leukemia, lymphocytic, acute; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Polymorphisms, single nucleotide

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84880728298     PISSN: 10099921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.l009-9921.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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