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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Polymorphism and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Macedonian Population Cover

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Polymorphism and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Macedonian Population

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume 11 (2008): Issue 2 (December 2008)
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|May 2009
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-008-0028-7 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5761 (formerly 1311-0160) | Journal ISSN: 1311-0160
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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 24
Published on: May 6, 2009
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR),
C677T polymorphism,
Colorectal cancer (CRC)
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2009 N Matevska, T Josifovski, A Kapedanovska, Z Sterjev, Z Serafimoska, M Panovski, N Jankulovski, N Petrusevska, B Angelovska, G Petrusevska, L Suturkova, A Dimovski, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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