Relationship between the Methylation of Folic Acid Metabolism-Related Genes and the Incidence and Prognosis of Esophageal Cancer among Ethnic Kazakhs

Conclusions: Low serum folic acid level is a risk factor for esophageal cancer among ethic Kazakhs. Moreover, methylation of MTHFR, CBS, MGMT, P16, FHIT, and RASSF1A is closely related to esophageal cancer tumorigenesis.

Source: Journal of Cancer - December 14, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yin Dong, Xu Yi, Zhen Yujie, Zhang Huixia, Chen Yan Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research