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Effect of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR 677C>T) polymorphism on plasma homocysteine concentrations in healthy children is influenced by consumption of folate-fortified foods.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Oct 2010
Papoutsakis Constantina, Manios Yannis, Magkos Faidon, Papaconstantinou Evaggelos, Schulpis Kleopatra H, Zampelas Antonis, Matalas Antonia L, Yiannakouris Nikos
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the influence of folate-fortified foods (ready-to-eat [RTE] breakfast cereals or fruit-juice drinks) on the relation between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR 677C>T) polymorphism and plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations in healthy children. METHODS:...
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