Role of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies in carcinogenesis
Eto, I.; Krumdieck, C.L.
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 206: 313-330
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-2598 PMID: 3591525 Document Number: 282596
A significant body of experimental evidence supports the notion that a deficiency of either vitamin B-12 or folic acid enhances the activity of various carcinogens. Unifying mechanisms are proposed to explain this cocarcinogenic role.
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