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The C677T mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene is not associated with the risk of coronary artery disease or venous thrombosis among Chinese in Taiwan.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2001
Hsu L A, Ko Y L, Wang S M, Chang C J, Hsu T S, Chiang C W, Lee Y S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T mutation and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction (MI) and venous thrombosis (VT) in a Chinese population in Taiwan. METHODS: The subjects included 218 CAD patients, 107 VT patients, and their age- and sex-matched controls. DNA was extracted from the blood and...
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