C677T mutation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene determined in blood or plasma by multiple-injection capillary electrophoresis and laser- induced fluorescence detection

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 267-272

  Ulvik, Arve ^a   Refsum, Helga ^a   Kluijtmans, Leo A J ^b   Ueland, Per Magne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; folate deficiency; genotyping; heritable disorders; homocysteine; hyperhomocysteinemia; premature atherosclerosis; restriction enzyme analysis; risk factors

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); FLUORESCENT DYE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FLUORESCENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LASER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031031657     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.2.267     Document Type: Article

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