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Genetic Variants Involved in One-Carbon Metabolism: Polymorphism Frequencies and Differences in Homocysteine Concentrations in the Folic Acid Fortification Era.
Nutrients - 25 May 2017
Steluti Josiane, Carvalho Aline M, Carioca Antonio A F, Miranda Andreia, Gattás Gilka J F, Fisberg Regina M, Marchioni Dirce M
Abstract excerpt
Folate and other B vitamins are essential co-factors of one-carbon metabolism, and genetic variants, such as polymorphisms, can alter the metabolism. Furthermore, the adoption of food fortification with folic acid showed a decrease of homocysteine concentration. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequencies of the polymorphisms of enzymes and carrier proteins involved in one-carbon metabolism, and to...
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