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Further evidence that hyperhomocysteinemia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1289C polymorphisms are not risk factors for schizophrenia.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Sept 2005
Vilella Elisabet, Virgos Carmen, Murphy Michelle, Martorell Lourdes, Valero Joaquín, Simó Josep Maria, Joven Jorge, Fernández-Ballart Joan, Labad Antonio
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms are risk factors for schizophrenia. We conducted a case-control study to investigate whether tHcy levels and MTHFR C677T and A1298C variants are associated with schizophrenia, giving special consideration to confounding factors. Logistic regression analysis showed that...
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