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Plasma homocysteine, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes, and age at onset of symptoms of myocardial ischemia.
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Apr 2002
Mager Aviv, Battler Alexander, Birnbaum Yochai, Magal Nurit, Shohat Mordechai
Abstract excerpt
Elevated fasting plasma homocysteine is a graded risk factor of coronary artery disease (CAD) and may accelerate onset of CAD. Homozygosity for the C677T mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene is commonly but inconsistently associated with hyperhomocysteinemia. In the present study we examined the possible relation between levels of fasting plasma homocysteine and age at CAD onset in...
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