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Homocysteine and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism in Alzheimer’s disease
1 Apr 2004
Abstract excerpt
Homocysteine metabolism is influenced by genetic polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR 677 C-->T and 1298 A-->C) and transcobalamin genes (TCN1 776 C-->G ). We evaluated the association of homocysteine with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the influence of related polymorphisms and APOE, in 180 cases and 181 controls from southern Italy. Homocysteine (upper tercile) was associated with AD...
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