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Hyperhomocysteinaemia, coagulation pathway activation and thrombophilia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2002
Bjerregaard Larsen T, Nederby Nielsen J, Fredholm L, Brandslund I, Munkholm P, Hey H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C-->T polymorphism encoding the thermolabile variant is, when present as homozygote type (TT variant), a known genetic cause of mild hyperhomocysteinaemia (HHCY). This polymorphism has been observed in increased numbers in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Coagulation and fibrinolysis are activated in patients with active IBD, but...
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