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Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) variant C677T and risk of carotid atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional analysis of 730 Chinese Han adults in Chongqing.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 13 May 2020
Peng Xulei, Zhou Yongli, Wu Xiaoxing, Wang Xiaolin, Bai Huili, Li Yongqiang, Wang Zhichao, Chen Xuan, Wang Yonghong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Uncertainty still remains on the correlation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) variant C677T with risk of carotid atherosclerosis (CAS), and there is a lack of reports on C677T/MTHFR in the Asian population. The association of C677T/MTHFR polymorphisms with CAS in the Chinese Han population in Chongqing was investigated in the present study. METHODS: Subjects (n = 730, 214 females and 516...
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