Impact of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism on neural tube defects: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 364-367

  Harisha, Poomagame Narasimhamurthy ^a   Devi, B Indira ^a   Christopher, Rita ^a   Kruthika Vinod, Tumkur Puttasiddhappa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Folate metabolism genes; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; MTHFR; Neural tube defect

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); NUCLEOTIDE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957925056     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.8.PEDS1072     Document Type: Article

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