Fol. Biol. 2008, 54, 53-57

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2008054020053

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Gene Polymorphism in Osteosarcoma and Chondrosarcoma Patients

H. Ozger1, O. Kilicoglu1, H. Yilmaz2, H. A. Ergen2, I. Yaylim2, U. Zeybek2, Turgay Isbir2

1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Received November 2007
Accepted December 2007

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