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Differences in the frequency of the C677T mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene among the Lebanese population.
American journal of hematology - 1 May 2004
Almawi Wassim Y, Finan Ramzi R, Tamim Hala, Daccache Jocelyn L, Irani-Hakime Noha
Abstract excerpt
In view of its role in precipitating mild hyperhomocysteinemia as well as being a risk factor for vascular thrombosis, we investigated the frequency of the C677T mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene among 589 healthy Lebanese subjects by PCR-RFLP analysis (HinfI digestion) and compared them with those of other countries of Caucasian and non-Caucasian origin. The prevalence of the...
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