Prenatal vitamins, one-carbon metabolism gene variants, and risk for Autism

Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 476-485

  Schmidt, Rebecca J ^a,b   Hansen, Robin L ^a,b   Hartiala, Jaana ^c   Allayee, Hooman ^c   Schmidt, Linda C ^a   Tancredi, Daniel J ^a   Tassone, Flora ^a,b   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; 5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CARBON; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER; TRANSCOBALAMIN II; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CARBON METABOLISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051548231     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31821d0e30     Document Type: Article

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