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Impact of methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase gene C677T and A1298C polymorphisms as a risk factor for hepatitis B virus infection.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2023
Karakus Nevin, Yigit Serbulent, Kocak Mustafa, Bozkurt Nihan, Duygu Fazilet
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B infection caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV), influences over two billion people worldwide despite having an effective vaccine. With a total prevalence of 4.57%, there are 3.3 million estimated HBV carriers in Türkiye. Methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) arrange folate metabolism through nucleic acid synthesis and DNA methylation. C677T (rs1801133, p.Ala222Val) and A1298C (rs1801131,...
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