Cleft Palate, Transforming Growth Factor Alpha Gene Variants, and Maternal Exposures: Assessing Gene-Environment Interactions in Case-Parent Triads

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-374

  Jugessur, Astanand ^a,b   Lie, Rolv T ^b   Wilcox, Allen J ^c   Murray, Jeffrey C ^d   Taylor, Jack A ^c   Saugstad, Ola D ^e   Vindenes, Hallvard A ^a   Åbyholm, Frank E ^e  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Case parent triad; Folic acid; Gene environment interaction; Gene gene interaction; Genetic epidemiology; Log linear model; Multivitamins

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLEFT PALATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MTHFR GENE; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); NUCLEAR FAMILY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKING; SOFTWARE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; VARIATION (GENETICS); VITAMINS;

GENETTA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0344826557     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.10268     Document Type: Article

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