Worldwide distribution of a common methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation [4]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1258-1260

  Schneider, J A ^a   Rees, D C ^a   Liu, Y T ^a   Clegg, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031961002     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301836     Document Type: Letter

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