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Age dependence of the influence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype on plasma homocysteine level.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Nov 2003
Spotila Loretta D, Jacques Paul F, Berger Peter B, Ballman Karla V, Ellison R Curtis, Rozen Rima
Abstract excerpt
An elevated plasma homocysteine level is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is often observed in other common disorders, including neural tube defects, pregnancy complications, and Alzheimer's disease. Plasma homocysteine level is affected by vitamin intake and by sequence variation in enzymes of homocysteine metabolism. One such enzyme, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), synthesizes...
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