The transcobalamin codon 259 polymorphism influences the risk of human spontaneous abortion

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3033-3036

  Zetterberg, Henrik ^a   Regland, B ^b   Palmer M ^a   Rymo, L ^a   Zafiropoulos, A ^c   Arvanitis, D A ^c   Spandidos, D A ^c   Blennow, K ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

B12; Homocysteine; Polymorphism; Spontaneous abortion; Transcobalamin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; POLYAMINE; PROLINE; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CODON; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOZYGOTE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ALLELES; ARGININE; CODON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PROLINE; TRANSCOBALAMINS;

EID: 1842855010     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.12.3033     Document Type: Article

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