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Association between the MTHFR A1298C polymorphism and increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia in Brazilian children

Flavio Jose da Costa Ramos Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Departmento de Biologia e Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biologicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz Departmento de Biologia e Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biologicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Vanessa Cavalcante Silva Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Marcela Araújo Centro Infantil Boldrini, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ednalva Pereira Leite Centro de Oncologia, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Elizabete Malaquias Freitas Departmento de Biologia e Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biologicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Crisiane Wais Zanrosso CPq-Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Divisão de Medicina Experimental, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ana Hatagima Departamento de Genética, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Maricilda Palandi de Mello Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Jose Andrés Yunes Centro Infantil Boldrini, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Terezinha de Jesus Marques-Salles Centro de Oncologia, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Neide Santos Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Silvia R. Brandalise Centro Infantil Boldrini, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Maria S. Pombo-De-Oliveira CPq-Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Divisão de Medicina Experimental, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2070-2075 | Received 25 Mar 2006, Accepted 11 May 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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