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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms in patients with cerebral hemorrhage.
Neurological research - 1 Jan 2005
Fang Xin, Namba Hiroki, Akamine Soichi, Sugiyama Kenji
Abstract excerpt
Elevated plasma total homocysteine (HCY) level is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke. We investigated relationships between polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, and plasma levels of HCY and folate in patients of Mongolian races who suffered from cerebral ischemia (CI, n = 42) or cerebral hemorrhage (CH, n = 20) and in the 24 age-matched controls. The...
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