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Functional polymorphisms of folate-metabolizing enzymes in relation to homocysteine concentrations in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Nov 2008
Summers Carolyn M, Cucchiara Andrew J, Nackos Eleni, Hammons Andrea L, Mohr Elisabeth, Whitehead Alexander S, Von Feldt Joan M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine if functional polymorphisms of folate/homocysteine pathway enzymes are associated with homocysteine concentrations and/or coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and controls. METHODS: We investigated 163 SLE patients and 160 controls. Functional polymorphisms in 6 genes in the folate/homocysteine pathway were genotyped:...
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