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Polymorphisms of the MTHFR gene in mothers of children with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) in a Polish population.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Feb 2020
Czechowicz Paulina, Małodobra-Mazur Małgorzata, Lebioda Arleta, Jonkisz Anna, Dobosz Tadeusz, Śmigiel Robert
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BACKGROUND: Down syndrome (DS) is the most frequent cause of intellectual disability. In 95% of cases, it is caused by simple trisomy of chromosome 21 resulting from nondisjunction of chromosomes in meiotic division. Currently, the molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for the phenomenon of nondisjunction are unknown. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the incidence of 5 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of...
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