Photoperiod at conception predicts c677t-mthfr genotype: A novel gene-environment interaction

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 484-489

  Lucock, Mark ^a   Glanville, Tracey ^b   Ovadia, Liz ^c   Yates, Zoë ^a   Walker, James ^d   Simpson, Nigel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b St James's University   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NEWBORN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREGNANCY;

ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLIC ACID; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MUTATION; PHOTOPERIOD; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77953572874     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21022     Document Type: Article

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