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Plasma homocysteine levels, the prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene C677T polymorphism and macrovascular disorders in systemic sclerosis: risk factors for accelerated macrovascular damage?
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Szamosi Szilvia, Csiki Zoltán, Szomják Edit, Szolnoki Erzsébet, Szoke Gabriella, Szekanecz Zoltán, Szegedi Gyula, Shoenfeld Yehuda, Szucs Gabriella
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The purpose of this study was to investigate plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to study the association between plasma Hcy, C677T polymorphism of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), and the clinical manifestations in SSc. Associations of...
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