Folate is a natural B-vitamin that plays a role in DNA creation, repair and function as well as red blood cell production. A new study reports...
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Folate is a natural B-vitamin that plays a role in DNA creation, repair and function as well as red blood cell production. A new study reports that people with higher levels of folate in their red blood cells were more likely to have two cancer-preventing genes shut down by methylation -- a chemical off switch for gene.
Co-author Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Leukemia explains they study