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The transcobalamin (TCN2) 776C>G polymorphism affects homocysteine concentrations among subjects with low vitamin B(12) status.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Nov 2010
Stanisławska-Sachadyn A, Woodside J V, Sayers C M, Yarnell J W, Young I S, Evans A E, Mitchell L E, Whitehead A S
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Methionine synthase catalyzes the conversion of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate and homocysteine (Hcy) to methionine using vitamin B(12) as a cofactor. Transcobalamin is the main transporter of vitamin B(12) from blood into cells. This study was undertaken to assess the relationship between the transcobalamin P259R (TCN2 776C>G) polymorphism and both serum vitamin B(12) and...
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