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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the relationships between folate and methionine intake, serum homocysteine levels (as a biomarker for folate metabolism), and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism genotype and risk of oral cancer in a population-based, case-control study in Puerto Rico. Structured questionnaires were used to collect information on demographic factors, usual adult diet, and tobacco and alcohol use. Oral epithelial cells and blood samples were collected from a subset of subjects. Analyses were conducted by logistic regression, adjusting for age, sex, lifetime smoking and lifetime alcohol intake, with the following numbers of cases/controls, respectively: dietary data (341/521); MTHFR genotype (148/149); and homocysteine (60/90). Although increased folate intake was associated with decreased oral cancer risk [adjusted odds ratio (OR) in highest vs. lowest quartile = 0.6, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.4, 1.0, P(trend) = 0.05)], this finding was due almost entirely to folate intake from fruit (adjusted OR = 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2, 0.6; P(trend) = 0.0001), whereas other dietary folate sources showed no clear association. Methionine intake and serum homocysteine levels were not associated with oral cancer risk. Subjects with the MTHFR C677T homozygous variant (TT) genotype had a nonsignificantly lower risk, and risk patterns tended to differ by level of folate, methionine, alcohol intake and smoking, although the power to detect significant associations in subgroups of these variables was low. Risks for oral cancer are not folate specific; preventive recommendations for this disease should emphasize the importance of a healthy diet, including substantial intake of fruits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-3166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
762-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Diet, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Folic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Hematinics, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Homocysteine, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2), pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Mouth Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Puerto Rico, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11925474-Smoking
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Folate intake, serum homocysteine and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T genotype are not associated with oral cancer risk in Puerto Rico.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. weinstes@exchange.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article