Open AccessMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Moroccan women
Author(s) -
Bréhima Diakité,
Amal Tazzite,
Khalil Hamzi,
H. Jouhadi,
Sellama Nadifi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v12i2.20
Subject(s) - medicine , methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase , breast cancer , gynecology , oncology , genetics , cancer , genotype , gene , biology
Methylenetetrahydrofolate (MTHFR) enzyme plays an important role in folate metabolism which is involved in DNA methylation, repair, and synthesis.