Reversal of DNA hypomethylation by folic acid supplements: possible role in colorectal cancer prevention

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J C Mathers. Gut. 2005 May.

. 2005 May;54(5):579-81.

doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.059881.

¹ Human Nutrition Research Centre, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK. john.mathers@ncl.ac.uk

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Effect of folic acid supplementation on genomic DNA methylation in patients with colorectal adenoma.
Pufulete M, Al-Ghnaniem R, Khushal A, Appleby P, Harris N, Gout S, Emery PW, Sanders TA. Pufulete M, et al. Gut. 2005 May;54(5):648-53. doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.054718. Gut. 2005. PMID: 15831910 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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