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Associations of MTHFR and MTRR polymorphisms with serum lipid levels in Chinese hypertensive patients.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 May 2014
Jiang Shanqun, Zhao Ruimeng, Pan Mingluo, Venners Scott A, Zhong Guisheng, Hsu Yi-Hsiang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) gene polymorphisms and their interactions with environmental factors on serum lipid levels. METHODS: We investigated totally 340 patients with essential hypertension, from Dongzhi community, Anhui, China. High-throughput TaqMan allelic discrimination assay was used for the genotyping of...
Topics
- Adult
- China
- Female
- Ferredoxin-NADP Reductase
- Genotype
- Homocysteine
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Lipids
- Male
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
