Folate: a magic bullet or a double edged sword for colorectal cancer prevention?

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Kim, Y-I [1 ]
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[1] Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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10.1136/gut.2006.095463
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Low folate status might inhibit colorectal carcinogenesis and high folate status may promote colorectal carcinogenesis, contradicting findings from epidemiological studies showing an inverse relationship between folate status and risk of colorectal cancer.
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