Is the prevalence of MTHFR C677T polymorphism associated with ultraviolet radiation in Eurasia?

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 780-786

  Yafei, Wang ^a   Lijun, Pei ^a   Jinfeng, Wang ^b   Xiaoying, Zheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

methylenetetrahydrofolic acid reductase; MTHFR C677T; single nucleotide polymorphism; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LATITUDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN MIGRATION; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84871478063     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: 1435232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2012.113     Document Type: Article

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