MTRR 66A>G Polymorphism as Maternal Risk Factor for Down Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-73

  Amorim, Márcia R ^a   Lima, Marcelo A Costa ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE GENE; RISK FACTOR;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FERREDOXIN-NADP REDUCTASE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871211049     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0200     Document Type: Article

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