Article
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism in Iraqi patients with ischemic stroke.
Neurology India - 1 Jan 2000
Al-Allawi Nasir A S, Avo Arteen S, Jubrael Jaladet M S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Data are conflicting concerning the association between ischemic stroke and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T mutation. Studies addressing this matter in developing countries are limited. AIM: This study was undertaken to evaluate MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism as a pos...
Topics
- Brain Ischemia
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Homocysteine
- Humans
- Iraq
- Male
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Retrospective Studies
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Stroke