Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in genes relating to homocysteine metabolism: How applicable are public SNP databases to a typical European population?

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-95

  Janošíková, Bohumila ^a   Zavadáková, Petra ^a   Kožich, Viktor ^a  

^a Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Database; Ethnicity; Frequency; Gene; Predictive value; SNP

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME; COMPUTER MODEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CZECHOSLOVAKIA; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, HUMAN; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 12744273406     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201282     Document Type: Article

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