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Liver Cirrhosis Patients Homozygous for MTHFR C677T Develop Portal Vein Thrombosis 8 Years Earlier Than Wild Type.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Apr 2023
Ames Paul R J, D'Andrea Giovanna, Arcaro Alessia, Marottoli Vincenzo, Iannaccone Luigi, Maraglione Maurizio, Gentile Fabrizio
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Age at portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in liver cirrhosis (LC) carriers of the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) rs1801133 (C → T667 transition) polymorphism has never been addressed; we compared age at PVT in LC patients genotyped for the MTHFR and explored the interrelated clinical and laboratory factors predicting age at PVT. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Retrospective cross-sectional...
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