The maternal homocysteine pathway is influenced by riboflavin intake and MTHFR polymorphisms without affecting the risk of orofacial clefts in the offspring

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-273

  Vujkovic, M ^a   Steegers, E A ^a   Van Meurs, J ^a   Yazdanpanah, N ^a   Van Rooij, I A ^b   Uitterlinden, A G ^a   Steegers Theunissen, R P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and or palate; Genenutrient interaction; MTHFR; Vitamin B2

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUTRIGENOMICS; PUERPERIUM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); NUTRIGENOMICS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIBOFLAVIN; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 77949272183     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.138     Document Type: Article

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