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Genome-wide association study of homocysteine levels in Filipinos provides evidence for CPS1 in women and a stronger MTHFR effect in young adults.
Human molecular genetics - 15 May 2010
Lange Leslie A, Croteau-Chonka Damien C, Marvelle Amanda F, Qin Li, Gaulton Kyle J, Kuzawa Christopher W, McDade Thomas W, Wang Yunfei, Li Yun, Levy Shawn, Borja Judith B, Lange Ethan M, Adair Linda S, Mohlke Karen L
Abstract excerpt
Plasma homocysteine (Hcy) level is associated with cardiovascular disease and may play an etiologic role in vascular damage, a precursor for atherosclerosis. We performed a genome-wide association study for Hcy in 1786 unrelated Filipino women from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Surve...
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