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Folate Deficiency and Gene Polymorphisms of MTHFR, MTR and MTRR Elevate the Hyperhomocysteinemia Risk.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Mar 2017
Li Wen-Xing, Cheng Fei, Zhang A-Jie, Dai Shao-Xing, Li Gong-Hua, Lv Wen-Wen, Zhou Tao, Zhang Qiang, Zhang Hong, Zhang Tao, Liu Fang, Liu Dahai, Huang Jing-Fei
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BACKGROUND: Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to investigate the joint effect of homocysteine metabolism gene polymorphisms, as well as the folate deficiency on the risk of HHcy in a Chinese hypertensive population. METHODS: This study enrolled 480 hypertensive patients aged 28 - 75 from six hospitals in different Chinese regions from 9/2005 -...
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