Article
Polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T gene with chronic allograft nephropathy in renal transplant recipients.
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Mar 2008
Azarpira Negar, Raisjalali Ghanbar, Darai Masumeh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to investigate the frequency of the 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR C677T) in 127 patients (77 with chronic allograft nephropathy and 50 with normal renal function) who had undergone a renal transplant at least 20 months earlier to define the ri...
Topics
- Adult
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Kidney Diseases
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Postoperative Complications
- Risk Factors
- Transplantation, Homologous