A second genetic polymorphism in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) associated with decreased enzyme activity

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-172

  Weisberg, Ilan ^a   Tran, Pamela ^a   Christensen, Benedicte ^a   Sibani, Sahar ^a   Rozen, Rima ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Homocysteine; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

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

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LYMPHOCYTE; NEGRO; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0031687887     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1998.2714     Document Type: Article

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