Plasma Riboflavin and Vitamin B-6, but Not Homocysteine, Folate, or Vitamin B-12, Are Inversely Associated with Breast Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Varese Cohort
Author(s) -
Claudia Agnoli,
Sara Grioni,
Vittorio Krogh,
Valeria Pala,
Alessandra Allione,
Giuseppe Matullo,
Cornelia Di Gaetano,
Giovanna Tagliabue,
Samuele Pedraglio,
G Garrone,
Ilaria Cancarini,
A Cavalleri,
Sabina Sieri
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.225433
Subject(s) - breast cancer , european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition , medicine , prospective cohort study , cancer , body mass index , relative risk , vitamin d and neurology , cohort , gastroenterology , endocrinology , gynecology , oncology , confidence interval
One-carbon metabolism-important for DNA stability and integrity-may play a role in breast carcinogenesis. However, epidemiologic studies addressing this issue have yielded inconsistent results.
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