The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 305-312 , May 2007

Genetic and nutritional deficiencies in folate metabolism influence tumorigenicity in Apcmin/+ mice

  • Andrea K. Lawrance

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Biology, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Liyuan Deng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Biology, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Lawrence C. Brody

      Affiliations

    • Genome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Richard H. Finnell

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Barry Shane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Rima Rozen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Biology, McGill University–Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Canada H3Z 2Z3. Tel.: +1 514 412 4358; fax: +1 514 412 4331.

Received 19 April 2006 ,Revised 14 June 2006 ,Accepted 19 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.06.001

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 305-312 , May 2007

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