Research Article

Gene-Gene Interactions in the Folate Metabolic Pathway and the Risk of Conotruncal Heart Defects

Table 2

MDR-P results (adjusted P values) for all 2-locus models of the inherited genotype and CTRD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1997–2007.

BHMTCBSDHFRMCP1MTHFRMTHFRMTRMTRRSHMTTCN2
G742A 844ins6819-bp delA251GC677TA1298CA2756GA66GC1420TC777G

BHMT G742A0.750.270.690.430.180.500.680.920.57
CBS 844ins680.400.380.590.090.480.920.450.63
DHFR 19-bp del0.920.600.720.820.280.260.86
MCP1 A251G0.580.830.600.530.470.67
MTHFR C677TN/A*0.300.600.430.10
MTHFR A1298C0.130.230.130.32
MTR A2756G0.570.130.74
MTRR A66G0.880.18
SHMT C1420T0.93

T his interaction was not assessed as the two MTHFR variants are in strong linkage disequilibrium.