Plasma homocysteine levels correlated to interactions between folate status and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation in women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-58

  Kumar, K S D ^a   Govindaiah, V ^b   Naushad, S E ^b   Devi, R R ^b   Jyothy, A ^a,c  

^a Institute of Genetics   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

^c OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INDIA; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RISK FACTOR;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0037258565     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144361021000043263     Document Type: Article

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