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Hyperhomocysteinemia and polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate gene in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.
Molecular nutrition & food research - 1 Nov 2007
Domenici Fernanda Aparecida, Vannucchi Maria T I, Simões-Ambrósio Livia M C, Vannucchi Helio
Abstract excerpt
Hyperhomocysteinemia has been documented in chronic renal failure (CRF). Premature as well as progressive occlusive vascular disease is common. Mutations or polymorphisms in the gene of the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), as C677T, A1298C and G1793A, are associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and possibly with elevated risk for vascular diseases. This study was conducted on 89 individuals with...
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