Article
Association between polymorphisms in genes encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and the risk of Ménière's disease.
Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Jun 2013
Huang Yang, Teranishi Masaaki, Uchida Yasue, Nishio Naoki, Kato Ken, Otake Hironao, Yoshida Tadao, Sone Michihiko, Sugiura Saiko, Ando Fujiko, Shimokata Hiroshi, Nakashima Tsutomu
Abstract excerpt
Folate metabolism is essential for cellular functioning. Despite extensive research on the roles of folate-metabolism-related gene polymorphisms in the pathophysiology of many diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, and sudden sensorineural hearing loss, little is known about their ass...
Topics
- Acoustic Stimulation
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Genes, Lethal
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Meniere Disease
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)