Lack of Association of MTHFR Gene Polymorphisms with the Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in a Korean Population

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-348

  Kim, Tae Ho ^a,b   Hong, Jung Min ^a   Kim, Hyun Ju ^a   Park, Eui Kyun ^a,c   Kim, Shin Yoon ^a,b  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

coagulation; femoral head; homocysteine; MTHFR; osteonecrosis; polymorphism

Indexed keywords

METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; KOREA; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956024859     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-010-0054-7     Document Type: Article

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