The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variant (C677T) as a susceptibility gene for tetralogy of Fallot

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 809-812

  Marinho, Cláudia ^a   Alho, Irina ^a   Guerra, António ^a   Rego, Carla ^a   Areias, José ^a   Bicho, Manuel ^a  

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Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MTHFR GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350319243     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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