Maternal genetic effects, exerted by genes involved in homocysteine remethylation, influence the risk of spina bifida

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1222-1226

  Doolin, Marie Therese ^a   Barbaux, Sandrine ^a   McDonnell, Maeve ^a   Hoess, Katy ^a   Whitehead, Alexander S ^a   Mitchell, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 0036844005     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344209     Document Type: Article

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