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Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (C677T) polymorphism with hyperuricemia.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Jul 2007
Golbahar Jamal, Aminzadeh Mohammad A, Al-Shboul Qasim M, Kassab Salah, Rezaian Golam R
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Homozygosity for the thermolabile variant of 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (C677T) has been suggested to be positively associated with the risk of vascular disease and neural tube defects. In addition, recent studies have suggested that elevated serum uric acid predicts ischemic heart disease, and epidemiological data on ethnic groups have suggested that genetic factors are...
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