Investigating the impact of the Down syndrome related common MTHFR 677C>T polymorphism in the Danish population

Disease Markers

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 279-285

  Kokotas, Haris ^a   Grigoriadou, Maria ^a   Mikkelsen, Margareta ^b   Giannoulia Karantana, Aglaia ^a,c   Petersen, Michael B ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; MTHFR; Nondisjunction; Polymorphism; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 77249120069     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/DMA-2009-0673     Document Type: Article

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