The association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes with the risk of childhood leukemia in Taiwan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Pei, Jen Sheng ^a   Hsu, Chin Mu ^b   Tsai, Chia Wen ^b,c   Chang, Wen Shin ^b,c   Ji, Hong Xue ^b,c   Hsiao, Chieh Lun ^b   Miao, Chia En ^b   Hsu, Yuan Nian ^a   Bau, Da Tian ^b,c  

^a TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; ODDS RATIO; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RISK; TAIWAN;

EID: 84925815350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119776     Document Type: Article

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