Publication: Low folate status, and MTHFR 677C > T and MTR 2756A > G polymorphisms associated with colorectal cancer risk in Thais: a case-control study
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2019-12-01
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Nutrition Research. Vol.72, (2019), 80-91
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Pornpimol Panprathip, Songsak Petmitr, Rungsunn Tungtrongchitr, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Karunee Kwanbunjan Low folate status, and MTHFR 677C > T and MTR 2756A > G polymorphisms associated with colorectal cancer risk in Thais: a case-control study. Nutrition Research. Vol.72, (2019), 80-91. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2019.10.008 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/50002
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Low folate status, and MTHFR 677C > T and MTR 2756A > G polymorphisms associated with colorectal cancer risk in Thais: a case-control study
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© 2019 The Authors Folate plays essential roles in DNA synthesis, repair, and methylation; thus, folate status may affect carcinogenesis. Genetics polymorphisms involved in folate metabolisms have been linked with colorectal cancer (CRC) development. Therefore, we hypothesized that low folate status and related genetic polymorphisms are associated with higher risk of CRC. This case-control study enrolled 105 new cases of CRC, 101 of colorectal adenoma (CRA), and 182 controls from hospitals in Bangkok, Thailand, to examine the association between folate status and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C > T, methionine synthase (MTR) 2756A > G, and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) 66A > G with the risk of CRC and CRA. Regarding CRC risk, the lowest quartile group of serum folate and folate intake had higher risk of CRC than the highest quartile group (odds ratio [OR] = 11.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.43-29.59) and (OR = 10.29, 95% CI = 4.17-25.41). The lowest quartile group of folate intake also had a higher risk of CRA (OR = 5.22, 95% CI = 2.19-6.09). Low red blood cell folate combined with MTHFR 677C > T polymorphism statistically increased CRC risk (OR = 10.00, 95% CI = 1.36-73.42). Low folate status combined with MTR 2756A > G significantly increased CRA risk (OR = 6.43, 95% CI = 1.38-29.94). Moreover, the risk of CRC was elevated with alcohol consumption and low exercise activity when combined with low folate status (P <.05). This study supported the hypothesis that, in Thais, low folate status is associated with a higher risk of CRC, particularly among those with polymorphisms of the MTHFR 677C > T and MTR 2756 A > G genes.