Article
MTHFR C677T predisposes to POAG but not to PACG in a North Indian population: a case control study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gupta Shashank, Bhaskar Pradeep Kumar, Bhardwaj Ritu, Chandra Abhishek, Chaudhry Vidya Nair, Chaudhry Prashaant, Ali Akhtar, Mukherjee Ashim, Mutsuddi Mousumi
Abstract excerpt
Hyperhomocysteinemia induced by the C677T genetic variant in MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) has been implicated in neuronal cell death of retinal ganglion cells (RGC), which is a characteristic feature of glaucoma. However, association of MTHFR C677T with glaucoma has been controversial because of inconsistent results across association studies. Association between MTHFR C677T and glaucoma has not...
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