Folate and Cancer

Folate plays a central role in DNA synthesis and methylation, which are essential for DNA integrity maintenance and gene expression. Folate deficiency may lead to the incorporation of uracil into DNA and chromosome breaks, increasing the risk of cancer. However, conflicting evidence has been observe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luciana Yuki Tomita PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2326409816661357