Spectrum of MTHFR gene SNPs C677T and A1298C: A study among 23 population groups of India

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 5025-5031

  Saraswathy, Kallur Nava ^a   Asghar, Mohammad ^a   Samtani, Ratika ^a   Murry, Benrithung ^a   Mondal, Prakash Ranjan ^a   Ghosh, Pradeep Kumar ^a   Sachdeva, Mohinder Pal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Haplotypes; Indian populations; MTHFR A1298C; MTHFR C677T

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POPULATION GROUPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863113514     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-1299-8     Document Type: Article

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