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A CBS haplotype and a polymorphism at the MSR gene are associated with cardiovascular disease in a Spanish case-control study.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Aug 2007
Urreizti Roser, Asteggiano Carla, Vilaseca Maria Antonia, Corbella Emili, Pintó Xavier, Grinberg Daniel, Balcells Susana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of polymorphisms present in genes related to homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism with coronary artery disease (CAD). DESIGN AND METHODS: We examined 8 polymorphisms in the cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS), glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), methionine synthase (MS), methionine synthase reductase (MSR) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)...
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