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Prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in Taiwanese patients with Type 2 diabetic mellitus.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Dec 2011
Chang Yih-Hsin, Fu Wen-Mei, Wu Yu-Hui, Yeh Chih-Jung, Huang Chien-Ning, Shiau Ming-Yuh
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OBJECTIVES: Deficiency and/or decreased activity of methyltetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) resulted from MTHFR variants are associated with hyperhomocysteinemia, an independent risk factor for vasculopathies in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to examine MTHFR genotypes between healthy and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects. DESIGN AND METHODS: MTHFR C677T and A1298C genotypes were analyzed in...
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