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ArticleAnnals of Saudi medicine

Prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms (C677T, and A1298C) among Saudi children receiving dental treatment.

Amina M Bagher, Alexander P Young, Thikryat Neamatallah, Reham M Al-Amoudi, Sara M Bagher, Eileen M Denovan-Wright

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Article in Annals of Saudi medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Amina M BagherFrom the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alexander P YoungFrom the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Thikryat NeamatallahFrom the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Reham M Al-AmoudiFrom the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sara M BagherFrom the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Eileen M Denovan-WrightFrom the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
King Abdulaziz University · SADalhousie University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, the encoded by the

objectiveDetermine the prevalence of the

designCross-sectional.

settingClinics of pediatric dentistry department. SUBJECTS AND

methodsHealthy Saudi children 6-12 years old with no known allergies were screened for eligibility between May and December 2019. A single investigator collected saliva samples. The

main outcome measureThe prevalence of SAMPLE SIZE: 138.

results

conclusionsOur study found a high frequency of the LIMITATIONS: Further studies are recommended with a larger sample size from randomly selected hospitals from different regions of Saudi Arabia. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.

Indexed as

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)Polymorphism, GeneticChildCross-Sectional StudiesDental CareHumansPrevalenceSaudi ArabiaMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)

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PMID33550905
PMCPMC7868620
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