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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C->T polymorphism and folate status affect one-carbon incorporation into human DNA deoxynucleosides.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Mar 2005
Quinlivan Eoin P, Davis Steven R, Shelnutt Karla P, Henderson George N, Ghandour Haifa, Shane Barry, Selhub Jacob, Bailey Lynn B, Stacpoole Peter W, Gregory Jesse F
Abstract excerpt
The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C-->T polymorphism is thought to influence the partitioning of 1-carbon units between methylation and other components of 1-carbon metabolism and to influence the risk and etiology of several major cancers and cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to determine the effect of the MTHFR 677C-->T polymorphism and folate status on the relative rate and extent of...
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