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Influence of dialysis techniques and alternate vitamin supplementation on homocysteine levels in patients with known MTHFR genotypes.
Clinical and experimental nephrology - 1 Feb 2015
Dessì Mariarita, Di Giovamberardino Gianna, Pieri Massimo, Noce Annalisa, Zenobi Rossella, Di Daniele Nicola, Pastore Anna
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BACKGROUND: Treatment with folic acid and vitamin B12 appears capable of reducing total plasma homocysteine levels (tHcy), but it is unknown whether vitamin B12 alone reduces tHcy values. In this study we investigate the effects of alternate vitamins supplementation on homocysteine levels in patients treated by diffusive and convective dialysis techniques. METHODS: 74 patients were randomized blindly into two...
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