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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in homocysteine metabolism pathway genes: association of CHDH A119C and MTHFR C677T with hyperhomocysteinemia.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Kumar Jitender, Garg Gaurav, Kumar Arun, Sundaramoorthy Elayanambi, Sanapala Krishna Rao, Ghosh Saurabh, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Ramakrishnan Lakshmy, Sengupta Shantanu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An elevated level of homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia) has been implicated as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Deficiency of dietary factors like vitamin B(12), folate, and genetic variations can cause hyperhomocysteinemia. The prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in the Indian population is likely to be high because most Indians adhere to a vegetarian diet, deficient in vitamin...
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