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Folate and colorectal cancer prevention
Anti-folate chemotherapy agents such as methotrexate and fluorouracil reduce proliferation of neoplastic cells by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Paradoxically epidemiological data suggests an inverse relationship between dietary folate intake and incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC). On the basis of this...
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Nature Publishing Group
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19088716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604823 |