1. MTHFR Gene Polymorphism and Its Relationship with Plasma Homocysteine and Folate in a North Indian Population.
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Misra, Usha Kant, Kalita, Jayantee, Srivastava, Amit Kumar, and Agarwal, Suraksha
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GENETIC polymorphisms , *HOMOCYSTEINE , *VITAMIN B complex , *FOLIC acid , *GENOTYPE-environment interaction - Abstract
There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of elevated homocysteine and its relation with plasma folate and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase ( MTHFR) gene in the population of North India. This study evaluates MTHFR gene polymorphism and its relationship with plasma homocysteine and folate levels in a healthy North Indian population. The age of the 200 subjects included in this study was in the range 18–73 (mean 39.4) years. The plasma homocysteine level was elevated in 56.5%, and the plasma folate level was low in 49.5% of the subjects. Heterozygous MTHFR gene polymorphism (CT) was present in 15.5%, and homozygous (TT) in 3.5% of the subjects. Age, diet, and MTHFR gene polymorphisms were related to homocysteine level. All the subjects with the TT and 79% with the CT genotype had a high level of plasma homocysteine, whereas 51% with the CC genotype had a high homocysteine level. After adjustment for the effect of covariates, however, homocysteine was not related to MTHFR gene polymorphism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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