Common C677T polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and the risk of venous thromboembolism: Meta-analysis of 31 studies

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 51-58

  Ray, J G ^a,b   Shmorgun, D ^b   Chan, W S ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Genetics; Homocysteine; Meta analysis; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombophilia; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBASE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOGENICITY; THROMBOPHILIA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037633079     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065076     Document Type: Article

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