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Community-living nonagenarians in northern ireland have lower plasma homocysteine but similar methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase thermolabile genotype prevalence compared to 70-89-year-old subjects.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2000
Rea I M, McMaster D, Woodside J V, Young I S, Archbold G P, Linton T, Lennox S, McNulty H, Harmon D L, Whitehead A S
Abstract excerpt
This cross-sectional study assessed relationships between plasma homocysteine, 'thermolabile' methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase (MTHFR) genotype, B vitamin status and measures of renal function in elderly (70-89 years) and nonagenarian (90+ years) subjects, with the hypothesis that octo/nonagenarian subjects who remain healthy into old age as defined by 'Senieur' status might show reduced genetic or...
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