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Polymorphisms in genes RFC-1/CBS as maternal risk factors for Down syndrome in China.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Aug 2013
Wang Shao-shuai, Wang Chao, Qiao Fu-yuan, Lv Juan-juan, Feng Ling
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PURPOSE: To explore the relationship between genetic polymorphisms in reduced folate carrier 1 (RFC-1), cystathionine b-synthase (CBS), two key genes in folate metabolism, and the risk of Down syndrome in China. METHODS: Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral lymphocytes of 104 mothers born children with Down syndrome and 184 age-matched control mothers. Polymerase chain reaction and restriction-fragment...
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