Homocysteine and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C→T polymorphism in relation to muscle mass and strength, physical performance and postural sway

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 743-748

  Swart, K M A ^a   Enneman, A W ^b   Van Wijngaarden, J P ^c   Van Dijk, S C ^b   Brouwer Brolsma, E M ^c   Ham, A C ^b   Dhonukshe Rutten, R A M ^c   Van Der Velde, N ^b   Brug, J ^a   Van Meurs, J B J ^b   De Groot, L C P G M ^c   Uitterlinden, A G ^b   Lips, P ^a   Van Schoor, N M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aged; homocysteine; mobility limitation; MTHFR 677C T polymorphism; muscle strength

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYTIDINE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; THYMIDINE;

AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE MASS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; CREATININE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HAND STRENGTH; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POSTURAL BALANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84880106557     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.97     Document Type: Article

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