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Effect of low doses of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folic acid on plasma homocysteine in healthy subjects with or without the 677C-->T polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 2002
Litynski P, Loehrer F, Linder L, Todesco L, Fowler B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The 677C-->T polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase can lead to increased homocysteine. Moderate increases of homocysteine can be lowered by folic acid (0.4-10 mg day-1). This study compared the effect of folic acid with 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, the active form of folate generated by this reductase, on homocysteine levels in healthy subjects and whether this is influenced by the 677C-->T...
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