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Mutation (677 C to T) in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene aggravates hyperhomocysteinemia in hemodialysis patients.
Kidney international - 1 Aug 1997
Födinger M, Mannhalter C, Wölfl G, Pabinger I, Müller E, Schmid R, Hörl W H, Sunder-Plassmann G
Abstract excerpt
Hyperhomocysteinemia is frequent in hemodialysis patients and represents an independent risk factor for vascular disease in these patients. Elevated total homocysteine (tHcy) plasma levels can results from defective remethylation of Hcy to methionine due to decreased activity of the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). A genetic aberration in the MTHFR gene (677 C to T substitution) has been shown...
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