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Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genetic polymorphisms with atlantoaxial dislocation.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine - 1 Dec 2007
Pradhan Mandakini, Behari Sanjay, Kalra Samir K, Ojha Priti, Agarwal Sarita, Jain Vijendra K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECT: Genetic mechanisms of atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) have not previously been elucidated. The authors studied association of polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, which encodes enzymes of the folate pathway (implicated in causation of neural tube defects [NTDs]), in patients with AAD. METHODS: Molecular analysis of MTHFR polymorphisms (677C-->T, cytosine to thymine and,...
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