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Association between C677T/MTHFR genotype and homocysteine concentration in a Kazakh population.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2008
Akilzhanova Ainur, Takamura Noboru, Kusano Yosuke, Karazhanova Ludmila, Yamashita Shunichi, Saito Hiroshi, Aoyagi Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
We recently suggested that due to insufficient intake of vegetables, low folate status and mild homocysteinemia might exist in the Kazakh population. To clarify the determinants of homocysteine concentrations among this population, we determined concentrations of serum folate, albumin, creatinine, vitamin B12, and the C677T/ MTHFR genotype in 110 Kazakh individuals and compared these with plasma total...
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