Plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 levels in patients with lung cancer

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2015
• ISSN: 1812-9269
• Main Authors: Tastekin, D., Erturk, K., Bozbey, H.U., Olmuscelik, O., Kiziltan, H., Tuna, S., Tas, F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2015
• Subjects: Original contributions
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/145535
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 levels in patients with lung cancer / D. Tastekin, K. Erturk, H.U. Bozbey, O. Olmuscelik, H. Kiziltan, S. Tuna, F. Tas // Experimental Oncology. — 2015. — Т. 37, № 3. — С. 218-222. — Бібліогр.: 39 назв. — англ.

Aim: Disorders in the metabolism of homocysteine and B vitamins, which are involved in a one-carbon transfer reaction and important for DNA synthesis and methylation, have been hypothesized to be associated with carcinogenesis. The purpose of this study is to evalu­ate the levels of homocysteine, vi...