Body mass index is an important determinant of methylation biomarkers in women of reproductive ages

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2315-2321

  Van Driel, Lydi M J W ^a   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   De Jonge, Robert ^a   De Vries, Jeanne H M ^b   Van Meurs, Joyce B J ^a   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE; NICOTINAMIDE METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHYLATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; METHYLATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249104873     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.109710     Document Type: Article

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