An insertion/deletion polymorphism of the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene is associated with serum and red blood cell folate concentrations in women

Human Genetics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-295

  Stanisławska Sachadyn, Anna ^a   Brown, Karen S ^a   Mitchell, Laura E ^b   Woodside, Jayne V ^c   Young, Ian S ^c   Scott, John M ^d   Murray, Liam ^c   Boreham, Colin A ^e   McNulty, Helene ^f   Strain, J J ^f   Whitehead, Alexander S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRELAND; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 41149145923     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-008-0475-y     Document Type: Article

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