Genetic polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and myocardial infarction: A case-control study

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1812-1814

  Schmitz, Christian ^a   Lindpaintner, Klaus ^a,b   Verhoef, Petra ^d,e   Gaziano, J Michael ^a   Buring, Julie ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b A Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

genes; myocardial infarction; risk factors

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0029968008     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.8.1812     Document Type: Article

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