The reduced folate carrier (SLC19A1) c.80G > a polymorphism is associated with red cell folate concentrations among women

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 484-491

  Stanisławska Sachadyn, Anna ^a,g   Mitchell, Laura E ^b   Woodside, Jayne V ^c   Buckley, Peter T ^a   Kealey, Carmel ^a   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)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Reduced folate carrier; RFC1; SLC19A1; SNP

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER; THYMINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER PROTEIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549104398     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2009.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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