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ArticleWorld journal of oncology2015

Effect of MTHFR Polymorphisms on Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk in Italy.

Federica Mazzuca, Marina Borro, Andrea Botticelli, Laura Aimati, Giovanna Gentile, Carlo Capalbo, Chiara Maddalena, Eva Mazzotti, Maurizio Simmaco, Paolo Marchetti

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Article in World journal of oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Federica MazzucaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Marina BorroDepartment of Advanced Molecular Diagnosis Unit (DiMA), Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Andrea BotticelliDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Laura AimatiDepartment of Advanced Molecular Diagnosis Unit (DiMA), Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Giovanna GentileDepartment of Advanced Molecular Diagnosis Unit (DiMA), Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Carlo CapalboDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Chiara MaddalenaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Eva MazzottiDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Maurizio SimmacoDepartment of Advanced Molecular Diagnosis Unit (DiMA), Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Paolo MarchettiDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Via di Grottarossa, 1035/39, 00189 Roma, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the study was to assess the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) C677T and A1298C in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene with colorectal, esophageal/gastric and pancreatic cancer in a cohort of Italian patients.

methodsA total of 790 cancer patients and 202 healthy controls were genotyped and distributions in genotype and allele frequencies were compared by Chi-squared analysis and logistic regression analysis.

resultsAccording to most of previous findings, we found an effect of the C677T variant, but no effect of the A1298C, in colorectal and esophageal/gastric, whereas no association was evidenced with pancreatic cancer. We found that only homozygous TT carriers of the C677T variant had an increased risk for onset of cancer.

conclusionThis result could be related to dietary and behavioral habits of the analyzed population, which could mitigate the deleterious effect of the T allele in heterozygosity and it highlights the importance to validate genetic determinant of cancer risk in different population and geographical areas.

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Cancer riskColorectalGastrointestinalMTHFRPolymorphisms

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PMID28983337
PMCPMC5624687
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