C677T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene and variant hemoglobins: a study in newborns from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

C677T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene and variant hemoglobins: a study in newborns from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

The C677T polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) is associated with an increase in total homocysteine serum levels (tHcy), described as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Eight hundred forty-three neonates from two different maternity hospitals, one public and an...

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Main Authors:	Couto Fábio David, Adorno Elisângela Vitória, Menezes Joelma Figueiredo, Moura Neto José Pereira, Rêgo Marco Antônio Vasconcelos, Reis Mitermayer Galvão dos, Gonçalves Marilda Souza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2004-01-01
Series:	Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	Newborns Infant Polymorphism Hemoglobinopathies
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2004000200021

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