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Total plasma homocysteine is associated with hypertension in Type I diabetic patients.
Diabetologia - 1 Sept 2002
Neugebauer S, Tarnow L, Stehouwer C, Teerlink T, Baba T, Watanabe T, Parving H-H
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Although hyperhomocysteinaemia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism are accepted risk factors for cardiovascular disease, their association with micro angiopathy or blood pressure in diabetic patients is still being debated. This study explores the relation between plasma homocysteine concentrations, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism, hypertension,...
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