Article
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism in diabetes and obesity.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jan 2010
Tavakkoly Bazzaz Javad, Shojapoor Mahnaz, Nazem Habibollah, Amiri Parvin, Fakhrzadeh Hossein, Heshmat Ramin, Parvizi Maryam, Hasani Ranjbar Shirin, Amoli Mahsa M
Abstract excerpt
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism may play an important role in the pathophysiology of obesity and diabetes accompanied by obesity due to its influence on plasma homocysteine levels. There are significant and sometimes very strong relationship between levels of homocysteine...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Diabetes Complications
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Homocysteine
- Humans
- Male
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
