Polymorphism of methionine synthase gene in nuclear families of congenital heart disease

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-64

  Zhu, Wen Li ^a   Cheng, Jun ^a   Dao, Jing Jing ^a   Zhao, Ru Bing ^a   Yan, Li Ying ^a   Li, Shu Qing ^b   Li, Yong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Gene polymorphism; Methionine synthase; Nuclear family

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 2442503688     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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