C677T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene and variant hemoglobins: a study in newborns from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Polimorfismo C677T no gene da MTHFR e hemoglobinas variantes: um estudo em recém-nascidos de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

• Main Authors: Fábio David Couto (Author), Elisângela Vitória Adorno (Author), Joelma Figueiredo Menezes (Author), José Pereira Moura Neto (Author), Marco Antônio Vasconcelos Rêgo (Author), Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis (Author), Marilda Souza Gonçalves (Author)
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• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...