Polymorphism C1420T of Serine hydroxymethyltransferase gene on maternal risk for Down syndrome

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2561-2566

  Marucci, Gustavo Henrique ^a   Zampieri, Bruna Lancia ^a   Biselli, Joice Matos ^a   Valentin, Sendi ^a   Bertollo, Eny Maria Goloni ^a   Eberlin, Marcos Nogueira ^b   Haddad, Renato ^b   Riccio, Maria Francesca ^b   Vannucchi, Hélio ^c   Carvalho, Valdemir Melechco ^d   Pavarino, E C ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Fleury   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Folate metabolism; Genetic polymorphism; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MOTHER; SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE GENE;

DNA PRIMERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LOGISTIC MODELS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862991695     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-1008-7     Document Type: Article

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