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Genetic polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase as a risk factor for diabetic nephropathy in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Jun 2004
Sun Jiazhong, Xu Yancheng, Zhu Yilian, Lu Hongyun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Genetic predisposition has been implicated in diabetic nephropathy (DN). The C677T variant of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, one of the key enzymes catalyzing remethylation of homocysteine, may play a role in the development of not only vascular disease but also diabetic microangiopathies. In this study, we examined the distribution of the MTHFR genotypes in the Chinese...
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