The T1405N carbamoyl phosphate synthetase polymorphism does not affect plasma arginine concentrations in preterm infants

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Moonen, Rob M J ^a,b   Reyes, Iballa ^c   Cavallaro, Giacomo ^d   González Luis, Gema ^c   Bakker, Jaap A ^e   Villamor, Eduardo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MATERNO INFANTIL DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 N,N' DIMETHYLARGININE; ADENINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; CITRULLINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; ORNITHINE; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARGININE; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (AMMONIA); FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; UREA;

EID: 77956289712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010792     Document Type: Article

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