Molecular pathological epidemiology of colorectal neoplasia: an emerging transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary field

S Ogino, AT Chan, CS Fuchs, E Giovannucci - Gut, 2011 - gut.bmj.com
Colorectal cancer is a complex disease resulting from somatic genetic and epigenetic
alterations, including locus-specific CpG island methylation and global DNA or LINE-1 …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology and molecular genetics of colorectal cancer in Iran: a review

R Malekzadeh, F Bishehsari, M Mahdavinia, R Ansari - 2009 - sid.ir
Although the incidence of colorectal cancer in Iranian older age subjects is currently very
low compared to Western population, the younger generation is experiencing an …

Epigenetic biomarkers of colorectal cancer: Focus on DNA methylation

F Coppedè - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The original theory of the multi-step process of colorectal cancer (CRC), suggesting that the
disease resulted from the accumulation of mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor …

Folate and DNA methylation

A Ly, L Hoyt, J Crowell, YI Kim - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The progressive, dose-dependent, and potentially reversible epigenetic
changes observed in cancer present new opportunities in cancer risk modification and …

One-carbon metabolism and Alzheimer's disease: focus on epigenetics

F Coppedè - Current genomics, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the most common form of dementia in the elderly,
characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognitive capacity severe enough to …

Association between serum vitamin B12 and global DNA methylation in colorectal cancer patients

H Boughanem, P Hernandez-Alonso, A Tinahones… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vitamin B12 has been widely related to methionine metabolism, which is an essential
component for biological methylation reactions, including DNA methylation. However, the …

Association of DNA methyltransferases expression with global and gene‐specific DNA methylation in colorectal cancer cells

MM Sarabi, F Naghibalhossaini - Cell biochemistry and function, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There are conflicting reports regarding the association between DNA methyltransferases
(DNMTs) expression and global or gene‐specific DNA methylation in colorectal cancer …

Folate Intake, MTHFR Polymorphisms, and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

DA Kennedy, SJ Stern, I Matok… - Journal of cancer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The objective was to determine whether relationships exist between the
methylene‐tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms and risk of colorectal cancer …

The 677C>T (rs1801133) Polymorphism in the MTHFR Gene Contributes to Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis Based on 71 Research Studies

Z Teng, L Wang, S Cai, P Yu, J Wang, J Gong, Y Liu - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The 677C> T polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)
gene is considered to have a significant effect on colorectal cancer susceptibility, but the …

Gene promoter methylation in colorectal cancer and healthy adjacent mucosa specimens: correlation with physiological and pathological characteristics, and with …

F Coppedè, F Migheli, A Lopomo, A Failli, A Legitimo… - Epigenetics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated the promoter methylation levels of the APC, MGMT, h MLH1, RASSF1A and
CDKN2A genes in 107 colorectal cancer (CRC) samples and 80 healthy adjacent tissues …