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C677T mutation in the MTHFR gene was not found in patients with frontoethmoidal encephalocele in East Java, Indonesia.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Aug 2004
Sadewa Ahmad Hamim, Sutomo Retno, Istiadjid Mohamad, Nishiyama Kaoru, Shirakawa Taku, Matsuo Masafumi, Nishio Hisahide
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Frontoethmoidal encephalocele (FEE) is a neural tube defect (NTD) characterized by a congenital bone defect in the anterior cranium and herniation of the intracranial mass through the defect. The C677T mutation in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) has been reported as a genetic risk factor for spina bifida. However, the role of the MTHFR in the pathogenesis of FEE remains to be...
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