Genetic associations with plasma B12, B6, and folate levels in an ischemic stroke population from the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention (VISP) trial

• Main Authors: Keith L Keene (Author), Wei-Min eChen (Author), Fang eChen (Author), Stephen Richardson Williams (Author), Stacey D Elkhatib (Author), Fang-Chi eHsu (Author), Josyf C Mychaleckyj (Author), Kimberley F Doheny (Author), Elizabeth W Pugh (Author), Hua eLing (Author), Cathy C Laurie (Author), Stephanie M Gogarten (Author), Ebony B Madden (Author), Bradford B Worrall (Author), Michele M Sale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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B vitamins play an important role in homocysteine metabolism, with vitamin deficiencies resulting in increased levels of homocysteine and increased risk for stroke. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 2,100 stroke patients from the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention (VISP)...