Polymorphism C776G in the transcobalamin II gene and homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 concentrations. Association with MTHFR C677T and A1298C and MTRR A66G polymorphisms in healthy children

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 571-577

  Aléssio, Ana C M ^a   Höehr, Nelci F ^a   Siqueira, Lúcia H ^a   Bydlowski, Sérgio P ^b   Annichino Bizzacchi, Joyce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Homocysteine; Methionine synthase reductase; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Transcobalamin II

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE; TRANSCOBALAMIN II;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERREDOXIN-NADP REDUCTASE; FOLIC ACID; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 33847176545     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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