Hyperhomocysteinemia and MTHFR polymorphisms in association with orofacial clefts and congenital heart defects: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 952-960

  Verkleij Hagoort, Anna ^a   Bliek, Johannes ^a   Sayed Tabatabaei, Fakhredin ^a,b   Ursem, Nicolette ^a   Steegers, Eric ^a   Steegers Theunissen, Régine ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICINES EVALUATION BOARD   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac anomalies; Cleft lip; Folic acid; Genes; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (nadph2)

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); VITAMIN B GROUP;

ARTICLE; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FACE MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN INTAKE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MOTHERS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 34247844422     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31684     Document Type: Article

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