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Association of congenital cardiac defects and the C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Aug 2007
Wintner Sonja, Hafner Erich, Stonek Felix, Stuempflen Ingrid, Metzenbauer Martin, Philipp Karl
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OBJECTIVE: MTHFR C677T polymorphism and hyperhomocysteinemia have been associated with congenital malformations of the heart and neural tube defects. A common missense mutation in the MTHFR gene (C to T substitution at position 677) produces a variant with reduced enzymatic action. The aim of thi...
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