No association of the A2756G polymorphism of methionine synthase gene with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-349

  Guo, Jin Zhen ^a   Song, Xiao Ming ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Zhu, Wen Li ^a   Li, Shu Qin ^b   Li, Yong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Methionine synthase gene; Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 67649616574     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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