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Correlation between C677T MTHFR gene polymorphism, plasma homocysteine levels and the incidence of CAD.
American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions - 1 Jan 2001
Nakai K, Itoh C, Nakai K, Habano W, Gurwitz D
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The lesions of coronary atherosclerosis represent the result of a complex, multicellular, inflammatory-healing response in the coronary arterial wall. In vivo and in vitro cellular and molecular studies have suggested a role for tissue homocysteine in endothelial cell injury and adverse extra-cellular matrix remodeling. Gene polymorphisms in relation with numerous risk factors might increase the incidence of...
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