Association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism and epilepsy susceptibility: A meta-analysis

Seizure

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 411-416

  Wu, Yi Le ^a   Yang, Hui Yun ^a   Ding, Xiu Xiu ^a   Zhao, Xue ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Bi, Peng ^b   Sun, Ye Huan ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Homocysteine; Meta analysis; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ASIAN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAUCASIAN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; RISK;

METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MTHFR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EPILEPSY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MODELS, GENETIC; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK;

EID: 84901923344     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.01.018     Document Type: Review

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