Choline intake exceeding current dietary recommendations preserves markers of cellular methylation in a genetic subgroup of folate-compromised men

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 975-980

  Shin, William ^a   Yan, Jian ^b   Abratte, Christian M ^b   Vermeylen, Francoise ^b   Caudill, Marie A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CHOLINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOLINE; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951458462     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.121186     Document Type: Article

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