Folate intake and the MTHFR C677T genotype influence choline status in young Mexican American women

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 158-165

  Abratte, Christian M ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Moriarty, David J ^a   Caudill, Marie A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Choline; Folate; Human; MTHFR; Phosphatidylcholine; Women

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BETAINE; CHOLINE; CYTOSINE; FOLIC ACID; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; THYMINE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETAINE; CHOLINE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SPHINGOMYELINS;

EID: 38749098623     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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