Article
High prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia related to folate deficiency and the 677C-->T mutation of the gene encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in coastal West Africa.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Apr 2004
Amouzou Emile K, Chabi Nicodème W, Adjalla Charles E, Rodriguez-Guéant Rosa M, Feillet François, Villaume Christian, Sanni Ambaliou, Guéant Jean-Louis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk for neural tube defect and neurodegenerative and vascular diseases and has nutritional, metabolic, and genetic determinants. Its prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to evaluate the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia and the influence of nutritional, metabolic, and genetic determinants in savanna and coastal regions of Togo...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.