Gene-gene interaction in folate-related genes and risk of neural tube defects in a UK population
Open Access
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 41 (4) , 256-260
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.2003.010694
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the contribution of polymorphic variation in genes involved in the folate-dependent homocysteine pathway in the aetiology of neural tube defects (NTD).Keywords
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