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

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