Increase in the prevalence of the MTHFR 677 TT polymorphism in women born since 1959: Potential implications for folate requirements

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1302-1308

  Agodi, A ^a   Barchitta, M ^a   Valenti, G ^a   Marzagalli, R ^a   Frontini, V ^b   Marchese, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

diet; food frequency questionnaire; gene polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA; FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; MTHFR GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AVITAMINOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DNA; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955212829     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.125     Document Type: Article

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