ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2017
Folic acid, one-carbon metabolism & childhood cancer.
Review in The Indian journal of medical research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Gut Microbial Dysbiosis and Male Reproductive Health: Current Insights and Future Directions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Folate from probiotic bacteria and its therapeutic applications.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- MTHFD1 regulates the NADPH redox homeostasis in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma.Cell death & disease · 2024Article
- The Association Between Thymidylate Synthase Gene Polymorphisms and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Chinese Han Population.Biochemical genetics · 2024Article
- Recommendations for Nutritional Supplementation in Pediatric Oncology: A Compilation of the Facts.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Characterization of folic acid, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and synthetic folinic acid in the high-affinity folate transporters: impact on pregnancy and development.Reproductive and developmental medicine · 2023Article
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- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Gene Polymorphism and Infant's Anthropometry at Birth.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Dietary Micronutrient and Mineral Intake in the Mediterranean Healthy Eating, Ageing, and Lifestyle (MEAL) Study.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
Folate has been studied in relation to many diseases, especially cancer. Although it has been postulated to exert a dual effect on development of cancer, its role remains to be clearly defined. Its effect on cancer is the result of gene-nutrient interaction between the genes in folate metabolic pathway and dietary folate availability; mutations in genes of folate metabolism have been shown to alter individual susceptibility to certain childhood cancers as well as response to cancer chemotherapy. Although mandatory fortification of food items with folate has been initiated in some countries, many countries are yet to adopt this due to concerns about undesired adverse effects of high folate levels on health, especially cancer. However, initial reports suggest that folate fortification has led to reduction in incidence of certain childhood cancers such as neuroblastoma, wilms tumour and leukaemias. Despite studies showing folate depletion during antifolate chemotherapy and higher toxicity of chemotherapy in folate-depleted individuals, folate supplementation during cancer chemotherapy is not routinely recommended. Studies investigating the precise effect of folate supplementation during chemotherapy on both short- and long-term outcomes of cancer are needed to arrive at a consensus guideline.
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