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Homocysteine-betaine interactions in a murine model of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Mar 2003
Schwahn Bernd C, Chen Zhoutao, Laryea Maurice D, Wendel Udo, Lussier-Cacan Suzanne, Genest Jacques, Mar Mei-Heng, Zeisel Steven H, Castro Carmen, Garrow Timothy, Rozen Rima
Abstract excerpt
Hyperhomocysteinemia, a proposed risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is also observed in other common disorders. The most frequent genetic cause of hyperhomocysteinemia is a mutated methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), predominantly when folate status is impaired. MTHFR synthesizes a major methyl donor for homocysteine remethylation to methionine. We administered the alternate choline-derived methyl...
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