Maternal homocysteine in pregnancy and offspring birthweight: Epidemiological associations and Mendelian randomization analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1487-1497

  Yajnik, Chittaranjan S ^a   Chandak, Giriraj R ^b,c   Joglekar, Charudatta ^a   Katre, Prachi ^d   Bhat, Dattatray S ^a   Singh, Suraj N ^b   Janipalli, Charles S ^b   Refsum, Helga ^e,f   Krishnaveni, Ghattu ^g   Veena, Sargoor ^g   Osmond, Clive ^h   Fall, Caroline H D ^h  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^c GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LTD   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital   (India)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causality; Folate; Maternal homocysteine; Mendelian randomization analysis; MTHFR variant; Offspring birthweight; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GENDER; GENE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOCYSTEINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL PLASMA; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MTHFR GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIMIPARA; PROGENY; SMOKING; TRIANGULATION; VEGETARIAN DIET; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; INDIA; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; PUNE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84913549556     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu132     Document Type: Article

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