Evaluation of a methylenetetrahydrofolate-dehydrogenase 1958G>A polymorphism for neural tube defect risk

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 98-103

  De Marco, Patrizia ^a   Merello, Elisa ^a   Calevo, Maria Grazia ^a   Mascelli, Samantha ^a   Raso, Alessandro ^a   Cama, Armando ^a   Capra, Valeria ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Folate metabolism; MTHFD1; Neural tube defects; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POPULATION GENETICS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 31544464705     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-005-0329-6     Document Type: Article

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