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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T: Hypoplastic Left Heart and Thrombosis.
World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery - 1 Oct 2015
Spronk Kimberly J, Olivero Anthony D, Haw Marcus P, Vettukattil Joseph J
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of congenital heart defects is higher in infants with mutation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. The MTHFR C677T gene decreases the bioavailability of folate and increases plasma homocysteine, a risk factor for thrombosis. There have been no reported cases in the literature on the clinical implications of this procoagulable state in the setting of cyanotic heart disease, which...
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