Methionine adenosyltransferase I/III deficiency in Portugal: High frequency of a dominantly inherited form in a small area of douro high lands

JIMD Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-112

  Martins, E ^a   Marcao A ^b   Bandeira, A ^a   Fonseca, H ^b   Nogueira, C ^b   Vilarinho, L ^b  

^a HOSPITAL MARIA PIA   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive trait; Methionine adenosyltransferase; Methionine level; Plasma total homocysteine; R264H Mutation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885433236     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2011_124     Document Type: Chapter

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