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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism associated with susceptibility to coronary heart disease in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 14 Jan 2005
Sun Jiazhong, Xu Yancheng, Xue Jinge, Zhu Yilian, Lu Hongyun
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OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological studies have identified hyperhomocyst(e)inemia as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. The C677T variant of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, one of the key enzymes catalyzing remethylation of homocysteine, might play a role in the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). In this study, we examined the distribution of the MTHFR genotypes in the Chinese...
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