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MTHFR C677T Polymorphism and Serum Homocysteine Level as Risk Factors of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia: A Case Control Study.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Oct 2021
Saafan Fawzia A, Elsamanoudy Ayman Z, Shaalan Dalia, Zeidan Nanees, Gaballah Mohammad A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is associated with a risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), although the causes underlying this association are not clear. Serum homocysteine (SH) is a known risk factor for CHD, and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase enzyme (MTHFR) plays a crucial role in the remethylation of homocysteine to methionine. The polymorphism C677T that affects the catalytic domain of the MTHFR...
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