Association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism (MTHFR 677 C>T ), a determinant of homocysteine plasma level (t-Hcys), with ischaemc cerebrovascular disease (iCVD) seems to be neutral in North Europe and North America...
Keywords: Cerebrovascular disease, folate, homocysteine, methionine synthase reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, transcobalamin
08/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerWe examined the circadian variation of holo-transcobalamin (holo-TC), total transcobalamin (total TC) and plasma cobalamins, and the association between food intake and fluctuations in the biochemical markers...
Keywords: cobalamins, holo-transcobalamin, transcobalamin, vitamin B 12, vitamin B 12 deficiency
07/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterPrevalence rates for folate deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia have been markedly reduced following the introduction of folic acid fortification in the United States...
Keywords: folate, fortification, homocysteine, transcobalamin, vitamin B12, PAR%, population attributable risk percentage, SALSA, Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging
10/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter