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Polymorphisms in methionine synthase reductase and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase genes: risk of placental abruption.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 May 2007
Ananth Cande V, Elsasser Denise A, Kinzler Wendy L, Peltier Morgan R, Getahun Darios, Leclerc Daniel, Rozen Rima R
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OBJECTIVES: Methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) are two enzymes that regulate homocysteine metabolism. Elevated homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and vascular disease. We assessed whether polymorphisms in MTRR (66A-->G; I22M) and BHMT (742G-->A; R239Q) were associated with abruption. We further evaluated whether...
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