Maternal polymorphisms in folic acid metabolic genes are associated with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate in the Brazilian population

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 980-986

  Bufalino, Andreia ^a   Ribeiro Paranaíba, Lívia Máris ^a   Nascimento De Aquino, Sibele ^a   Martelli Júnior, Hercílio ^b,c   Oliveira Swerts, Mario Sergio ^c   Coletta, Ricardo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Maternal marker, MTHFR; Nonsyndromic cleft lip and or palate; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH MALFORMATION; MTHFD1 GENE; MTHFR GENE; MTR GENE; MUTATOR GENE; NONSYNDROMIC CLEFT LIP; NONSYNDROMIC CLEFT PALATE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SLC19A1 GENE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREGNANCY; REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER PROTEIN; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649585815     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20732     Document Type: Article

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