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Polimorfismos de la metilenotetrahidrofolato reductasa C677T como factor de riesgo para el síndrome de ovario poliquístico en una muestra de mujeres jordanas
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Polymorphisms as a Risk Factor for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in a Sample of Jordanian Women

Prensa méd. argent; 107 (3), 2021
Antecedentes: el síndrome de ovario poliquístico (SOP) es un trastorno endocrino reproductivo común, se puede identificar por hiperandrogenismo, oligomenorrea o anovulación y ovarios poliquísticos en la ecografía. Los polimorfismos de la metilentetrahidrofolato reductasa (MTHFR) C677T asociados con...

Comparative study of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in children from Bogotá, Colombia and Toluca, Mexico
Comparative study of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in children from Bogotá, Colombia and Toluca, Mexico.

INTRODUCTION: Currently, cardiovascular risk factors have not been studied so extensively in young people. OBJECTIVE: To compare the cardiovascular risk factor between Colombian and Mexican children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a transversal, descriptive, comparative and clinical study. 30 children of...

The C677T thermolabile variant of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase on homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 in a hemodialysis center

Medicina (B.Aires); 62 (2), 2002
Homocysteine is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Mutations in a key enzyme in homocysteine metabolism, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, may contribute to hyperhomocysteinemia and alter folate and cobalamin levels. After starting hemodialysis, 10 mg oral folate daily and 500 micrograms intrav...