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Association of homocysteine with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis implementing Mendelian randomization approach.
BMC genomics - 10 Dec 2013
Huang Tao, Ren JingJing, Huang Jinyan, Li Duo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that elevated homocysteine (Hcy) level is causally associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). RESULTS: The meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization analysis were performed among 4011 cases and 4303 controls. The absolute pooled mean Hcy concentration in subjects with MTHFR 677TT was 5.55 μmol/L (95% CI, 1.33 to 9.77) greater than that in subjects with...
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