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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes and early-onset coronary artery disease.
Circulation - 14 Dec 1999
Mager A, Lalezari S, Shohat T, Birnbaum Y, Adler Y, Magal N, Shohat M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Homozygosity for the common (677C-->T) mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia, but there is uncertainty as to the association between this mutation and coronary artery disease (CAD). This study examined the association between MTHFR genotypes and age at onset of CAD. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients (n=169) with documented myocardial...
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