Homocysteine, MTHFR and risk of venous thrombosis: A meta-analysis of published epidemiological studies

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 292-299

  Den Heijer, M ^a   Lewington, S ^b   Clarke, R ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; MTHFR; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; RIBOFLAVIN; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN THROMBOSIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETICS; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 20444445722     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01141.x     Document Type: Article

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