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Standardization and application of ARMS TaqMan real-time PCR for screening of folate metabolism genes in Han Chinese.
Electrophoresis - 1 Nov 2024
Deng Peipei, Liu Xuan, Li Yuanjing, Li Huanhuan, Zhao Bangrong, Wang Shusong, Ma Jing
Abstract excerpt
Folate has antioxidant properties, and low concentration in seminal plasma may be associated with increased DNA damage in sperm. Mutations of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) genes, including MTHFR C677T (rs1801133), MTHFR A1298C (rs1801131), and MTRR A66G (rs1801394), can lead to decreased activity of the encoded folate metabolic enzymes, thereby affecting...
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