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Increase in the prevalence of the MTHFR 677 TT polymorphism in women born since 1959: potential implications for folate requirements.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2011
Agodi A, Barchitta M, Valenti G, Marzagalli R, Frontini V, Marchese A E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Folate has been recognized to ensure reproductive health and there is a growing body of epidemiological evidence suggesting that the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677T allele and reduced dietary folate may increase the risk of cervical cancer. The main focus of our survey was to investigate the distribution of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in relation to women's year of birth...
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