Polymorphisms in genes involved in folate metabolism and orofacial clefts

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 723-737

  Bhaskar, L V K S ^a   Murthy, Jyotsna ^a   Venkatesh Babu, G ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Folate metabolism; Genetics; Orofacial cleft; SNP

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; BETAINE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; FERREDOXIN NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; FOLATE RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); SLC19A2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; BETAINE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; FERREDOXIN-NADP REDUCTASE; FOLATE RECEPTORS, GPI-ANCHORED; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 79960441686     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.01.007     Document Type: Review

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