The influence of age, sex, vitamin B12, folate levels and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T genetic mutations on plasma homocysteine in the Chinese population

Haematologica

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1051-1054

  Ho, C H ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Folic acid level; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation; Plasma homocysteine level; Thromboembolic disease; Vitamin B12 level

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0033763371     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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