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Genetic polymorphisms and folate status.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Sept 2017
Hiraoka Mami, Kagawa Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia-induced low folate status is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, dementia, and depression. Folate is an essential cofactor in the one-carbon metabolism pathway and is necessary in amino acid metabolism, purine and thymidylate synthesis, and DNA methylation. In the folate cycle and homocysteine metabolism, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2 are...
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