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Thermolabile MTHFR genotype and retinal vascular occlusive disease.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2001
Cahill M, Karabatzaki M, Donoghue C, Meleady R, Mynett-Johnson L A, Mooney D, Graham I M, Whitehead A S, Shields D C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Raised levels of total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) are associated with an increased risk of retinal vascular occlusive disease. A thermolabile form of a pivotal enzyme in homocysteine metabolism, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), has been associated with vascular occlusive disease and raised tHcy levels. The relation between thermolabile MTHFR genotype, tHcy, and retinal vascular occlusive...
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