North-south gradients in plasma concentrations of B-vitamins and other components of one-carbon metabolism in Western Europe: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 363-374

  Eussen, Simone J P M ^a,b   Nilsen, Roy M ^c   Midttun, Oivind ^d   Hustad, Steinar ^b   Ijssennagger, Noortje ^e   Meyer, Klaus ^d   Fredriksen, Åse ^d   Ulvik, Arve ^d   Ueland, Per M ^b,c   Brennan, Paul ^f   Johansson, Mattias ^f   Bueno De Mesquita, Bas ^g,h   Vineis, Paolo ⁱ   Chuang, Shu Chun ⁱ   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^j   Dossus, Laure ^j   Perquier, Florence ^j   Overvad, Kim ^k   Teucher, Birgit ^l   Grote, Verena A ^l   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^m,n   Adarakis, George ⁿ   Plada, Maria ⁿ   Sieri, Sabina ^o   Tumino, Rosario ^p   De Magistris, Maria Santucci ^q   Ros, Martine M ^g,r   Peeters, Petra H M ^h,i   Redondo, Maria Luisa ^s   Zamora Ros, Raul ^t   Chirlaque, Maria Dolores ^u,v   Ardanaz, Eva ^v,w   Sonestedt, Emily ^x   Ericson, Ulrika ^x   Schneede, Jörn ^y   Van Guelpen, Bethany ^y   Wark, Petra A ⁱ   Gallo, Valentina ^i,z   Norat, Teresa ⁱ   Riboli, Elio ⁱ   Vollset, Stein Emil ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d BEVITAL AS   (Norway)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

ⁱ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^k AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^l GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

ⁿ HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^o NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^p CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^r RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^s PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORATE   (Spain)

^t CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^u Murcia Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^v CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^w INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^x LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^y UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^z LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Amino acids; B vitamins; Europe; One carbon metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETAINE; CHOLINE; COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTEINE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE; FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; METHYLAMINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; SARCOSINE; SERINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RISK; CARBON METABOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOSINE; SERINE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84879143141     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512004990     Document Type: Article

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