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Homocysteine, folate, vitamin B12 levels, and C677T MTHFR mutation in children with renal failure.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Mar 2003
Canepa Alberto, Carrea Alba, Caridi Gianluca, Dertenois Laura, Minniti Giuseppe, Cerone Roberto, Canini Silvana, Calevo Maria Grazia, Perfumo Francesco
Abstract excerpt
Hyperhomocysteinemia is well documented in chronic renal failure (CRF) and premature and progressive occlusive vascular disease is common in CRF. The combined effects of renal failure, folate and vitamin B(12) levels, and a common mutation (C677T) in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene that leads to total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) elevation in CRF children were investigated. Forty-two children...
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