The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677TT genotype and folate intake interact to lower global leukocyte DNA methylation in young Mexican American women

Nutrition Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-17

  Axume, Juan ^a   Smith, Steven S ^b   Pogribny, Igor P ^c   Moriarty, David J ^a   Caudill, Marie A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Folate; Folic acid; Human; MTHFR; Women

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYTOSINE; FOLIC ACID; METHYL GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 33846597626     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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