The association between mother and child MTHFR C677T polymorphisms, dietary folate intake and childhood atopy in a population-based, longitudinal birth cohort

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 320-328

  Granell, R ^a   Heron, J ^a   Lewis, S ^a   Smith, G D ^a   Sterne, J A C ^a   Henderson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Asthma; Atopy; Folate; Mendelian randomization; MTHFR; Prenatal effects

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ALLERGEN; FOLIC ACID; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 38349191712     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02902.x     Document Type: Article

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