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C677T polymorphism in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and psychoses.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Sept 1998
Kunugi H, Fukuda R, Hattori M, Kato T, Tatsumi M, Sakai T, Hirose T, Nanko S
Abstract excerpt
A common missense mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene (C677T) has been shown to be a risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease and neural tube defect. Deficient activity of MTHFR has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and affective disorders. Arinami et al found an increased frequency of homozygosity for the mutated type...
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