Folate Status Response to Controlled Folate Intake Is Affected by the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase 677C→T Polymorphism in Young Women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4107-4111

  Shelnutt, Karla P ^a   Kauwell, Gail P A ^a   Chapman, Carrie M ^a   Gregory III, Jesse F ^a   Maneval, David R ^a   Browdy, Angeleah A ^a   Theriaque, Douglas W ^b   Bailey, Lynn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Folate; Genotype; Young women

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0345601004     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.12.4107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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