Plasma homocysteine but not MTHFR gene polymorphism is associated with geriatric depression in the Chinese population

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 251-255

  Yuan, Yong Gui ^a,b   Zhang, Zhi Jun ^b   Li, Jing Jing ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geriatric depression; Homocysteine; N10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; N5

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 53849116489     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2008.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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