Transcobalamin 776C/G polymorphism is associated with peripheral neuropathy in elderly individuals with high folate intake1-3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1665-1670

  Sawaengsri, Hathairat ^a   Bergethon, Peter R ^b   Qiu, Wei Qiao ^c   Scott, Tammy M ^a   Jacques, Paul F ^a   Selhub, Jacob ^a   Paul, Ligi ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate; Folic acid; Peripheral neuropathy; TCN2 776C.G polymorphism; Transcobalamin; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DNA; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRANSCOBALAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENETICS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 85002198110     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.139030     Document Type: Article

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