Analysis of MTHFR and MTRR gene polymorphisms in Iranian ventricular septal defect subjects

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2739-2752

  Pishva, Seyyed Reza ^a   Vasudevan, Ramachandran ^a,b   Etemad, Ali ^a   Heidari, Farzad ^a   Komara, Makanko ^a   Ismail, Patimah ^a   Othman, Fauziah ^a   Karimi, Abdollah ^c   Sabri, Mohammad Reza ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; MTHFR; MTRR; Polymorphism; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); GENOMIC DNA; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MTHFR GENE; MTRR GENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84875106935     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14022739     Document Type: Article

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