Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the transcobalamin gene: Relationship with transcobalamin concentrations and risk for neural tube defects

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 433-438

  Afman, Lydia A ^a   Lievers, Karin J A ^a   van der Put, Nathalie M J ^a   Trijbels, Frans J M ^a   Blom, Henk J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Neural tube defects; Transcobalamin; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VITAMIN METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CAUCASIAN; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NETHERLANDS; RISK;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0036045429     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200830     Document Type: Article

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