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Association between polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and risk of myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis for 8,140 cases and 10,522 controls.
Archives of medical research - 1 Nov 2011
Xuan Chao, Bai Xiao-Yan, Gao Ge, Yang Qin, He Guo-Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T polymorphism has been reported to be associated with myocardial infarction (MI), but results from previous studies are conflicting. The present study aimed at investigating the association between this polymorphism and risk of MI using a meta-analysis on the published studies. METHODS: Medline, EBSCO, BIOSIS, and Cochrane Library were...
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