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Hyperhomocysteinemia and MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms are associated with chronic allograft nephropathy in renal transplant recipients.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Dec 2004
Pavarino-Bertelli E C, Sanches de Alvarenga M P, Goloni-Bertollo E M, Baptista M A S F, Haddad R, Hoerh N F, Eberlin M N, Abbud-Filho M
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Hyperhomocysteine has been reported to be an important risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. Identification of risk factors, such as hyperhomocysteinemia, is crucial for a better understanding of the events that lead to degenerative processes in the vascular system and for a correct understanding of the potential role of methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase enzymes (MTHFR) to help in the treatment...
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