Association of the C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in the 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene in patients with migraine risk

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 84-90

  Kara, Ihsan ^a   Sazci, Ali ^b   Ergul, Emel ^b   Kaya, Guner ^a   Kilic, Gamze ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Association; Genotyping; Migraine; MTHFR; Polymorphism; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0347296358     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(02)00672-1     Document Type: Article

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