Polymorphisms in genes involved in folate metabolism as maternal risk factors for Down syndrome - Meta-analysis

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-408

  Medica, Igor ^a   Maver, Ales ^a   Augusto, Goncalo Figueiredo ^a   Peterlin, Borut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

CBS gene; Down syndrome; Folate metabolism; Genetic polymorphism; Meta analysis; MTHFR gene; MTR gene; MTRR gene; RFC1 gene

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; 5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE REDUCTASE; 5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70349671232     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-009-0055-0     Document Type: Article

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