One-carbon metabolism nutrient status and plasma s-adenosylmethionine concentrations in middle-aged and older Chinese in Singapore

International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-173

  Inoue Choi, Maki ^a   Nelson, Heather H ^a,b   Robien, Kim ^a,b   Arning, Erland ^c   Bottiglieri, Teodoro ^c   Koh, Woon Puay ^d   Yuan, Jian Min ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

MAT genetic polymorphism; One carbon metabolism; Path analysis; Plasma SAM

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARBON; CHOLINE; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBON DIOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CARBON METABOLISM; CHINESE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SINGAPORE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84861767162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19481756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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