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Red cell N5-methyltetrahydrofolate concentrations and C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype in patients with stroke.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jan 2004
Icke G C, Dennis M, Sjollema S, Nicol D J, Eikelboom J W
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the relation between total red cell folate, red cell N(5)-methyltetrahydrofolate (N(5)MTHF) concentrations, and N(5)N(10)-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotypes in stroke. METHODS: The study comprised 120 consecutive patients presenting to hospital with acute stroke. Multivitamin supplement use was recorded. Serum and red cell folate were measured by microbiological assays...
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