Increased frequency of combined methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C mutated alleles in spontaneously aborted embryos

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-118

  Zetterberg, Henrik ^a   Regland, Björn ^a   Palmér, Mona ^a   Ricksten, Anne ^a   Palmqvist, Lars ^a   Rymo, Lars ^a   Arvanitis, Demetrios A ^b   Spandidos, Demetrios A ^b   Blennow, Kaj ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Foetal; Folate; Homocysteine; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; MTHFR; Polymorphism; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MUTATION, MISSENSE; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; PREGNANCY;

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); DNA; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 85047696639     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200767     Document Type: Article

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