Single nucleotide polymorphism in CTH associated with variation in plasma homocysteine concentration

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 483-486

  Wang, J ^a   Huff, A M ^a   Spence, J D ^a   Hegele, Robert A ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atheroslerosis; Complex trait; Cystathioninuria; Risk factor; Trans sulfuration

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SULFATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CAROTID STENOSIS; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 2942756170     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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