Prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism in eastern Uttar Pradesh

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-46

  Rai, Vandana ^a   Yadav, Upendra ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a  

^a VEER BAHADUR SINGH PURVANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allele; C677T polymorphism; genotype; homocysteine; methylation; methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84862548967     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.96645     Document Type: Article

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