Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Cancer: An Epidemiological Perspective

Nutrition in Epigenetics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 329-343

  Jung, Audrey ^a   Kampman, Ellen ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer (CRC); Esophagus; Gene Promoter Methylation; Nutrition and Cancer; Nutrition and Epigenetics; Pancreas; Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886222603     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470959824.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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