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Hyperhomocysteinemia and the MTHFR C677T mutation in central retinal vein occlusion.
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica - 1 Jun 2000
Larsson J, Hultberg B, Hillarp A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hyperhomocysteinemia is a factor that predisposes to thrombosis, and the C677T mutation in methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is known to give increased plasma homocysteine. We wanted to investigate if these factors were overrepresented in a group of patients with central retinal vein occlusion. METHODS: 116 patients with a history of central retinal vein occlusion were examined for the...
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