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Association of folate with hearing is dependent on the 5,10-methylenetetrahdyrofolate reductase 677C-->T mutation.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Mar 2006
Durga Jane, Anteunis Lucien J C, Schouten Evert G, Bots Michiel L, Kok Frans J, Verhoef Petra
Abstract excerpt
Vascular disease and its risk factors have been associated with the age-related hearing loss. We examined the association of elevated plasma homocysteine and its determinants with hearing levels. Pure-tone air conduction thresholds in 728 individuals with sensorineural hearing loss were not associated with homocysteine, erythrocyte folate and Vitamin B6. Low concentrations of serum folate and Vitamin B12 were...
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