Genotyping assay for key enzymes involved in homocysteine metabolism;Technique d'étude de quatre polymorphismes enzymatiques impliqués dans l'hyperhomocystéinémie

Immuno-Analyse et Biologie Specialisee

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 251-256

  Faucher, C ^a   Nivet Antoine, V ^a   Myara, J ^a   Durand, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial rigidity; Genetic polymorphism; Homocysteine; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 1242273634     PISSN: 09232532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2532(02)01201-2     Document Type: Article

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