Effect of genetic polymorphisms involved in folate metabolism on the concentration of serum folate and plasma total homocysteine (p-tHcy) in healthy subjects after short-term folic acid supplementation: a randomized, double blind, crossover study

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Cabo, Rona ^a   Hernes, Sigrunn ^a   Slettan, Audun ^a   Haugen, Margaretha ^b   Ye, Shu ^c   Blomhoff, Rune ^d,e   Mansoor, M Azam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphisms; Serum folate and p tHcy concentrations; Short term folic acid supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DHFR GENE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MTHFD1 GENE; MTHFR GENE; MTR GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RFC1 GENE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924664088     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-015-0456-4     Document Type: Article

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