Strong association of 677 C>T substitution in the MTHFR gene with male infertility - a study on an Indian population and a Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Gupta, Nishi ^a   Gupta, Saraswati ^b   Dama, Madhukar ^a   David, Archana ^b   Khanna, Geeta ^b   Khanna, Anil ^b   Rajender, Singh ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b IVF Department   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYSTEINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; THREONINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2) GENE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; ASIAN; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INDIA; META ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 79960581001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022277     Document Type: Article

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