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The relationship between homocysteine and genes of folate-related enzymes in migraine patients.
Headache - 1 Jan 2010
Oterino Agustin, Toriello Maria, Valle Natalia, Castillo Jesus, Alonso-Arranz Ana, Bravo Yolanda, Ruiz-Alegria Carlos, Quintela Estrella, Pascual Julio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that homocysteine (Hcy) and the 5'-10'-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T variant are implicated in the pathogenesis of migraine. Homocysteine has the potential to damage endothelium and accelerate atherosclerosis. Genetic factors such as the MTHFR C677T polymorphism, and other polymorphisms in folate-related genes associated with high homocysteine levels, may...
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