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Methylation status in healthy subjects with normal and high serum folate concentration.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2000
Hirsch Sandra, Ronco Ana María, Guerrero-Bosagna Carlos, de la Maza María Pía, Leiva Laura, Barrera Gladys, Llanos Miguel, Alliende M Angelica, Silva Francisca, Bunout Daniel
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OBJECTIVE: We assessed the impact of high serum folate concentration on erythrocyte S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) concentrations, SAM/SAH ratio, CpG methylation levels across the promoter region of the extracellular superoxide dismutase (ec-SOD) gene, and ec-SOD activity in healthy men. METHODS: Serum folate levels were measured in 111 subjects who were categorized in quintiles...
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