Article
Migraine and MTHFR C677T genotype in a population-based sample.
Annals of neurology - 1 Feb 2006
Scher Ann I, Terwindt Gisela M, Verschuren W M Monique, Kruit Mark C, Blom Henk J, Kowa Hisanori, Frants Rune R, van den Maagdenberg Arn M J M, van Buchem Mark, Ferrari Michel D, Launer Lenore J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Migraine with aura is associated with increased risk of stroke. The MTHFR C677T genotype has been associated with increased risk of migraine in selected clinical samples and with elevated homocysteine, a risk factor for stroke. We assessed the association of the MTHFR C677T variant with migraine and the mediating effect of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic markers of genotype status. METHODS:...
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