Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T, A1298C and G1793A genotypes, and the relationship between maternal folate intake, tibia lead and infant size at birth

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 907-914

  Kordas, Katarzyna ^a   Ettinger, Adrienne S ^b,c   Lamadrid Figueroa, Héctor ^d   Tellez Rojo, Martha M ^d   Hérnandez Avila, Mauricio ^d   Hu, Howard ^b,e   Wright, Robert O ^b,c,f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Dietary folate; Lead exposure; Mexico; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); FOLIC ACID; LEAD; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FOOD INTAKE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; TIBIA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GENETICS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LEAD; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449706047     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509318280     Document Type: Article

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