Riboflavin status modifies the effects of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) polymorphisms on homocysteine

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  García Minguillán, Carlos J ^a,b   Fernandez Ballart, Joan D ^a,b   Ceruelo, Santiago ^a,c   Ríos, Lídia ^c   Bueno, Olalla ^a,b   Berrocal Zaragoza, Maria Isabel ^a,b   Molloy, Anne M ^d   Ueland, Per M ^e   Meyer, Klaus ^f   Murphy, Michelle M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c Centre Assistència Primària   (Spain)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f BEVITAL AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

EASTAC; EGRAC; Homocysteine; MTHFR; MTRR; Riboflavin; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CREATININE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; REFERENCE VALUE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84919742817     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-014-0435-1     Document Type: Article

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