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Homocysteine concentrations in adults with trisomy 21: effect of B vitamins and genetic polymorphisms.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2004
Fillon-Emery Nathalie, Chango Abalo, Mircher Clotilde, Barbé Françoise, Bléhaut Henri, Herbeth Bernard, Rosenblatt David S, Réthoré Marie-Odile, Lambert Daniel, Nicolas Jean Pierre
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The effects of supplementation with B vitamins and of common polymorphisms in genes involved in homocysteine metabolism on plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations in trisomy 21 are unknown. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine the effects of orally administered folic acid and of folic acid combined with vitamin B-12, vitamin B-6, or both on tHcy in adults with trisomy 21. The study was also...
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