Analysis of the 677 C→T mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene in different ethnic groups

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-121

  Franco, R F ^a   Araujo A G ^a   Guerreiro, J F ^b   Elion, J ^c   Zago, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 2642701740     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614230     Document Type: Article

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