Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms in myeloid leukemia patients from Northeastern Brazil
Genet. mol. biol
; 31(1): 29-32, 2008. tab
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ABSTRACT
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR EC 1.5.1.20) polymorphisms are associated to acute lymphoid leukemia in different populations. We used the polymerase chain reaction and the restriction fragment length polymorphism method (PCR-RFLP) to investigate MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphism frequencies in 67 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), 27 with acute myeloid leukemia FAB subtype M3 (AML-M3) and 100 apparently healthy controls. The MTHFR mutant allele frequencies were as follows CML = 17.2 percent for C677T, 21.6 percent for A1298C; AML-M3 = 22.2 percent for C677T, 24.1 percent for A1298C; and controls = 20.5 percent for C677T, 21 percent for A1298C. Taken together, our results provide evidence that MTHFR polymorphisms have no influence on the development of CML or AML-M3.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Leucemia Mieloide
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Frequência do Gene
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genet. mol. biol
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliação:
Brasil