DNA methylation and cancer

PM Das, R Singal - Journal of clinical oncology, 2004 - ascopubs.org
DNA methylation is an important regulator of gene transcription, and its role in
carcinogenesis has been a topic of considerable interest in the last few years. Alterations in …

Folate: metabolism, genes, polymorphisms and the associated diseases

FH Nazki, AS Sameer, BA Ganaie - Gene, 2014 - Elsevier
Folate being an important vitamin of B Complex group in our diet plays an important role not
only in the synthesis of DNA but also in the maintenance of methylation reactions in the …

Risk factors predisposing to cardia gastric adenocarcinoma: Insights and new perspectives

E Abdi, S Latifi‐Navid, S Zahri, A Yazdanbod… - Cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent decades have seen an alarming increase in the incidence of cardia gastric
adenocarcinoma (CGA) while noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (NCGA) has decreased. In …

Folate intake, MTHFR polymorphisms, and risk of esophageal, gastric, and pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis

SC Larsson, E Giovannucci, A Wolk - Gastroenterology, 2006 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Increasing evidence suggests that a low folate intake and impaired
folate metabolism may be implicated in the development of gastrointestinal cancers. We …

Folate status, genomic DNA hypomethylation, and risk of colorectal adenoma and cancer: a case control study

M Pufulete, R Al-Ghnaniem, AJM Leather, P Appleby… - Gastroenterology, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Low folate intake may increase risk for colorectal cancer by
inducing DNA hypomethylation. This study reports the influence of folate status, DNA …

Plasma folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine and prostate cancer risk: a prospective study

J Hultdin, B Van Guelpen, A Bergh… - … journal of cancer, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The role of folate metabolism in cancer development is a topic of much current interest, with
maintenance of adequate folate status tending to show a protective effect. Aberrant …

Risk factors for catheter-related thrombosis in cancer patients

MET Tesselaar, J Ouwerkerk, MA Nooy… - European Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
We investigated the risk factors for venous thrombosis in cancer patients with implantable
ports undergoing chemotherapy. One hundred and seventy one ports were placed in a …

Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Cancer Risk and Folate- and Vitamin B12-related Polymorphisms in Linxian, China

RZ Stolzenberg-Solomon, YL Qiao, CC Abnet… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2003 - AACR
Linxian, a rural county in North Central China, has among the highest rates of esophageal
squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) in the world. Its …

Meta- and Pooled Analyses of the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T and A1298C Polymorphisms and Gastric Cancer Risk: A Huge-GSEC Review

S Boccia, R Hung, G Ricciardi… - American journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a key enzyme in the metabolism of folate,
whose role in gastric carcinogenesis is controversial. The authors performed a meta …

Predictors of survival and toxicity in patients on adjuvant therapy with 5-fluorouracil for colorectal cancer

M Gusella, AC Frigo, C Bolzonella, R Marinelli… - British journal of …, 2009 - nature.com
The present study aimed at investigating whether the simultaneous evaluation of
pharmacokinetic, pharmacogenetic and demographic factors could improve prediction on …