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Clinical utility of genotyping the 677C>T variant of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in humans is decreased in the post-folic acid fortification era.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Jan 2009
Tsai Michael Y, Loria Catherine M, Cao Jing, Kim Yongin, Siscovick David, Schreiner Pamela J, Hanson Naomi Q
Abstract excerpt
Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with many diseases. Major factors affecting plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations include folate concentrations and polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. Because U.S.-mandated fortification of grain products with folic acid has improved folate and tHcy status in Americans, we investigated the effect of the MTHFR 677C>T variant...
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