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The Role of Vitamin B12 in Fasting Hyperhomocysteinemia and Its Interaction with the Homozygous C677T Mutation of the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Gene
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
Total fasting plasma homocysteine (tHcy), homozygosity for the C677T mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene and for the A2756G mutation of the methionine synthase (MS) gene, vitamin B12 and folate plasma levels were evaluated in 170 consecutive patients (89 M, 81 F; mean age 41 +/- 12 yrs) with documented early-onset thrombosis (89 venous, 69 arterial, 12 both; mean age at first episode...
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