Ultraviolet radiation represents an evolutionary selective pressure for the south-to-north gradient of the MTHFR 677TT genotype [3]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1243-

  Cordain, Loren ^a   Hickey, Matthew S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); FOLIC ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENOTYPE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33750912762     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.5.1243     Document Type: Letter

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