MTHFR gene polymorphism and its relationship with plasma homocysteine and folate in a North Indian population

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 229-235

  Misra, Usha Kant ^a   Kalita, Jayantee ^a   Srivastava, Amit Kumar ^a   Agarwal, Suraksha ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dietary habit; Folate; Healthy population; Homocysteine; Indian population; MTHFR gene polymorphism

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HABITS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950865963     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-009-9312-9     Document Type: Article

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