5, 10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism in three nationalities of Guizhou in China

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-221

  Xiao, Yan ^a   Shan, Ke Ren ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Qi, Xiao Lan ^a   Xie, Yuan ^a   Wu, Chang Xue ^a   Ma, Jiao ^a   Liu, Huan ^a   Xu, Yin ^a   Gu An, Zhi Zhong ^a   Ren, Xi Lin ^a  

^a GUIZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buyi nationality; Genetic polymorphism; Han nationality; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Miao nationality; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 20244379426     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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