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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T variant in Moroccan patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Gene - 25 May 2013
Senhaji Nezha, Serbati Nadia, Diakité Brehima, Arazzakou Sofia, Hamzi Khalil, Badre Wafaa, Nadifi Sellama
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association of genetic polymorphisms related to metabolism of homocysteine and folate with inflammatory bowel disease has been evidenced. Several studies have identified genetic variants of MTHFR as significant susceptibility loci for Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The C677T genetic polymorphism in the MTHFR gene is found to be associated with a thermolabile variant enzyme that...
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