Quantitative assessment of the association between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and hemorrhagic stroke risk

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 573-578

  Zhao, Xianlin ^a   Jiang, Hongzhou ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Hemorrhagic stroke; Meta analysis; MTHFR C677T

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; ETHNICITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK; STROKE;

EID: 84871314080     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2094-x     Document Type: Article

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