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Folate and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C-->T mutation correlate with cognitive performance.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Feb 2006
Durga Jane, van Boxtel Martin P J, Schouten Evert G, Bots Michiel L, Kok Frans J, Verhoef Petra
Abstract excerpt
Low folate status has been associated with cognitive decline. We investigated the association of folate status and the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C-->T polymorphism with performance on a battery of neuropsychological tests. Furthermore, we investigated whether the association of folate with cognitive performance was mediated by plasma homocysteine or risk of vascular disease. We used...
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