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Hyperhomocysteinaemia and human reproduction.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Aug 2001
Nelen W L
Abstract excerpt
Mild hyperhomocysteinaemia has been identified as a risk factor for arterial disease and venous thrombosis. In 1991, elevated homocysteine concentrations were also suggested to be associated with neural tube defects (NTD). Since then this relationship has been reported frequently, as well as the relationship between NTD and the 677 C-->T mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. Meanwhile,...
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