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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been reported by researchers at Malmo University
June 4th, 2009
"Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of the folate-metabolizing enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) may modify associations between folate intake and breast cancer. We examined if the association between tertiles of dietary folate equivalents (DFE) and breast cancer was different in subgroups according to genotypes of the MTHFR 677 C>T (rs1801133) and 1298A >C (rs1801131) SNPs and if the polymorphisms per se were associated with breast cancer," researchers in Malmo, Sweden report. "This nested case-control study included 544 incident cases with invasive breast cancer and 1,088 controls matched on age and blood sampling date from the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-04)
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