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Study on homocysteine levels and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variant (C677T) in a population of Buenos Aires City.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 1 Oct 2008
Fridman Osvaldo, Porcile Rafael, Vanasco Virginia, Junco Mariano N, Gariglio Luis, Potenzoni Miguel A, Bañes Isabel, Morales Analía
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UNLABELLED: The substitution of cytosine (C) by thymine (T) at nucleotide 677 of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, which converts an alanine to a valine residue, is a frequent polymorphism with reduced specific activity, associated with moderate increase in plasma homocysteine...
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