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Effect of the MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms on survival in patients with advanced CKD and ESRD: a prospective study.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 May 2009
Jamison Rex L, Shih Mei-Chiung, Humphries Donald E, Guarino Peter D, Kaufman James S, Goldfarb David S, Warren Stuart R, Gaziano J Michael, Lavori Philip
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Abnormalities in the gene regulating methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) are associated with increased homocysteine levels and increased mortality in normal and chronic kidney disease (CKD) populations. STUDY DESIGN: Gene association study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: This was a substudy of 677 patients from 21 Veterans Affairs medical centers participating in a randomized clinical trial...
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