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Serum adiponectin is associated with homocysteine in elderly men and women, and with 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) in a sex-dependent manner.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 2010
Dankner Rachel, Chetrit Angela, Murad Havi, Sela Ben-Ami, Frystyk Jan, Raz Itamar, Flyvbjerg Allan
Abstract excerpt
Plasma homocysteine associates positively with cardiovascular disease. C-to-T substitution at base 677 of the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene associates with increased plasma homocysteine. The association of adiponectin with cardiovascular disease is unclear. This study of survivors of a 30-year cohort of the Jewish Israeli population, 310 men and 273 women (mean age, 70.5 ± 7.0 years for...
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