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Polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene association with homocysteine and ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetes.
Neurology India - 1 Jan 2000
Sun Jia-Zhong, Xu Yancheng, Lu Hongyun, Zhu Yilian
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BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke is a frequent heterogeneous multifactorial disease. A number of genetic mutations and environmental factors have been implicated. A polymorphism in the gene for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) has been reported to be associated with hyperhomocysteinemia a risk for atherosclerotic vascular diseases. AIM: A cross-sectional study was performed to determine the relationship...
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