Heterogeneity in world distribution of the thermolabile C677T mutation in 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase [7]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 917-920

  Pepe, G ^a   Vanegas, O C ^a   Giusti, B ^a   Brunelli, T ^a   Marcucci, R ^a   Attanasio, M ^a   Rickards, O ^a   De Stefano, G F ^a   Prisco, D ^a   Gensini, G F ^a   Abbate, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANTHROPOLOGY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LETTER; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032231408     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302015     Document Type: Letter

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