Article
Polymorphisms in the MTHFR and MTR genes and the risk of varicose veins in ethnical Russians.
Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals - 1 Nov 2016
Shadrina Alexandra Sergeevna, Sevost'ianova Kseniya Sergeevna, Shevela Andrey Ivanovich, Soldatsky Evgenii Yurievich, Seliverstov Evgenii Igorevich, Demekhova Marina Yurievna, Shonov Oleg Aleksandrovich, Ilyukhin Evgenii Arkadievich, Smetanina Mariya Aleksandrovna, Voronina Elena Nikolaevna, Pikalov Ilya Victorovich, Zolotukhin Igor Anatolyevich, Filipenko Maxim Leonidovich
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to study the association of polymorphisms MTHFR C677T (rs1801133) and MTR A2756G (rs1805087) with the risk of varicose veins in ethnical Russians. METHODS: We genotyped 475 patients with varicose veins, 168 individual without chronic venous disease, and the population-based group of 896 subjects. Association was studied using logistic regression analysis adopting...
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