Association of Methylentetraydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677 C > T gene polymorphism and homocysteine levels in psoriasis vulgaris patients from Malaysia: A case-control study

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Liew, Siaw C ^a   Das Gupta, Esha ^a   Wong, Shew F ^a   Lee, Nagarajah ^b   Safdar, Najeeb ^c   Jamil, Adawiyah ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b Open University   (Malaysia)

^c Seremban Hospital   (Malaysia)

^d HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; DNA; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOME 1; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SKIN BIOPSY; THERMOSTABILITY; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PSORIASIS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PSORIASIS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84855369412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-1     Document Type: Article

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