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C677T methylene-H4-folate-reductase variant decreases binocular accommodation.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry - 1 Mar 2008
Krumdieck Carlos L, Fernandez Jose R, Desmond Renee A, Kleinstein Robert N, Shipp Melvin D, Prince Charles W
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The C677T polymorphism of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) lowers the activity of this enzyme, producing moderate elevation of blood levels of homocysteine (Hcy) and lowering the levels of 5-methyl-tetrahydro-folic acid (5-MeTHFA), methionine (Meth), and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM). In this study we examined 100 apparently normal subjects of both sexes (average age 25.6 +/- 4.25) for the...
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