The transcobalamin (TCN2) 776C > G polymorphism affects homocysteine concentrations among subjects with low vitamin B12 status

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1338-1343

  Stanisawska Sachadyn, A ^a,d   Woodside, J V ^b   Sayers, C M ^a   Yarnell, J W ^b   Young, I S ^b   Evans, A E ^b   Mitchell, L E ^c   Whitehead, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

cobalamin; Hcytranscobalamin; vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PROLINE; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78149283285     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.157     Document Type: Article

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