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Impact of genetic polymorphisms in key enzymes of homocysteine metabolism on the pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 May 2017
da Silva Danilo Grünig Humberto, Belini Junior Edis, de Souza Torres Lidiane, Okumura Jessika Viviani, Marcel Barberino Willian, Garcia de Oliveira Renan, Urbinatti Teixeira Vanessa, Lopes de Castro Lobo Clarisse, Alves de Almeida Eduardo, Bonini-Domingos Claudia Regina
Abstract excerpt
This work aimed at studying a possible influence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR; c. 677C>T) and cystathionine β-synthase (CBS; 844ins68) polymorphisms on overall oxidative status of sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients and on routine markers, correlating them with hydroxycarbamide (HC) treatment. We evaluated 95 unrelated and diagnosed SCA patients. All patients received a prophylactic treatment with...
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