Sequence variation of the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene (677C>T and 1298 A>C) and traditional risk factors in a south indian population

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 765-769

  Dayakar, Seetha ^a,b   Goud, Kalal Iravathy ^c   Reddy, Thavanati Parvathi Kumara ^d   Rao, Seshagiri P ^e   Sesikeran, Shyamala B ^b   Sadhnani, Muralidhar ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation   (India)

^c Universidad de Guadalajara ^*  (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^e Heart Institute   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 81755162839     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0024     Document Type: Article

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