Mutation C677T in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene is associated with male infertility in an Indian population

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-119

  Singh, Kiran ^a   Singh, S K ^b   Sah, R ^c   Singh, Indu ^d   Raman, Rajiva ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Sah Nursing Home   (India)

^d Soorya Meditech Hosp/Res Centre   (India)

Author keywords

C677T; Male infertility; Methylation; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 16244371735     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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