Genetic variation in folylpolyglutamate synthase and gamma-glutamyl hydrolase and plasma homocysteine levels in the Singapore Chinese Health Study

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Oppeneer, Sarah J ^a   Ross, Julie A ^b   Koh, Woon Puay ^c   Yuan, Jian Min ^d   Robien, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate; FPGS; GGH; Homocysteine; SNP

Indexed keywords

FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SINGAPORE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84855360155     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.09.035     Document Type: Article

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