Total homocysteine and its predictors in Dutch children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1110-1116

  Van Beynum, Ingrid M ^a   Den Heijer, Martin ^a   Thomas, Chris M G ^a   Afman, Lydia ^a   Oppenraay Van Emmerzaal, Diny ^a   Blom, Henk J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Creatinine; Folate; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; MTHFR; Total homocysteine; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; CREATININE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AGING; BLOOD; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 20544466235     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/81.5.1110     Document Type: Article

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