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Spectrum of MTHFR gene SNPs C677T and A1298C: a study among 23 population groups of India.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2012
Saraswathy Kallur Nava, Asghar Mohammad, Samtani Ratika, Murry Benrithung, Mondal Prakash Ranjan, Ghosh Pradeep Kumar, Sachdeva Mohinder Pal
Abstract excerpt
Elevated homocysteine is a risk factor for many complex disorders. The role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in methylation of homocysteine makes it one of the most important candidate genes for these disorders. Considering the heterogeneity in its distribution in world populations, we screened MTHFR C677T and A1298C single nucleotide polymorphisms in a total of 23 Indian caste, tribal and...
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