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The regulatory region polymorphisms of the MTHFR gene are not associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2004
Wakutani Yosuke, Kowa Hisanori, Kusumi Masayoshi, Nakaso Kazuhiro, Isoe-Wada Kenji, Yano Hidetaka, Urakami Katsuya, Takeshima Takao, Nakashima Kenji
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Recent epidemiological studies have emphasized the impact of elevated blood homocysteine levels on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In spite of a significant impact of a MTHFR C677T polymorphism on the blood homocysteine levels, the association between the C677T polymorphism and AD remains controversial. Therefore, other unidentified genetic factor(s) that regulate blood homocysteine levels may...
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