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Homocysteine is not associated with global motor or cognitive measures in nondemented older Parkinson's disease patients.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 30 Jan 2009
Camicioli Richard M, Bouchard Thomas P, Somerville Martin J
Abstract excerpt
Levodopa (L-dopa) treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with elevated homocysteine (Hcy). To examine the relationship between Hcy, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms (MTHFR: 677C/T; 1298A/C), and B-vitamins in older PD patients and whether Hcy or MTHFR polymorphisms were associated with clinical measures. MTHFR polymorphisms, B-vitamin intake, and blood concentrations of Hcy, vitamin...
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