News archive for Genetic epidemiology

Tone Bjørge is professor at the Department of Public Health and Primary...

Metabolic risk factors and ovarian cancer in the Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer project (25.10.2011)

Biomarkers related to one-carbon metabolism as potential risk factors for distal colorectal adenomas (07.10.2011)

Stefan De Vogel has published an article at the journal of Cancer, biomarkers & prevention where he shows that high plasma concentrations of methionine and betaine, and vitamins B2 and B6 may reduce risk of developing colorectal adenomas. In addition to B-vitamins, methyl group donors such as methionine and betaine may play a role in colorectal carcinogenesis.