Association of parental hyperhomocysteinemia and C677T Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism with recurrent pregnancy loss

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 380-386

  Govindaiah, Vinukonda ^a   Naushad, Shaik Mohammad ^b   Prabhakara, Krishnamurthy ^c   Krishna, Prasad Chintakindi ^b   Radha Rama Devi, Akella ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Homocysteine; Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase; Polymorphism; Recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PATERNAL AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMBRYO DEATH; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; PARENT; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; PARENTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449135006     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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