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The screening power of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism versus plasma homocysteine concentration in patients with stenosis of the internal carotid artery

BACKGROUND: Hyperhomocysteinemia is an important and independent risk factor for vascular disease. About 35% of patients with stroke and 47% of patients with peripheral arterial disease have elevated plasma homocysteine (HCY) concentrations. The relationship between plasma HCY and the methylentetrah...

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Autores principales: Loncar, Robert, Müller, Barbara T, Zotz, Reiner B, Sucker, Christof, Sandmann, Wilhelm, Scharf, Rüdiger E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1586187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16999862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-4-16