introduction: a factor known to cause thrombophilia in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (rpl) is the a1298c polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (mthfr). this study aimed to determine the association between rpl and this polymorphism in iranian patients. methods: in this case-control study, 30 patients with a previous history of two or more consecutive unexplained abortio...

background: it is believed that environmental and genetic factors may be responsible for autism. methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr) and its gene polymorphisms have been shown to be implicated as risk factors in autism. objectives: to analyze mthfr c677t polymorphism (rs1801133) in autistic patients. materials and methods: this study was carried out in 2014 and 2015 in northern iran. on...

Background. To determine whether or not a moderate genetic defect of homocysteine metabolism is associated with the development of coronary artery disease, we studied the prevalence of thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, which is probably the most common genetic defect of homocysteine metabolism. Methods and Results. Three hundred thirty-nine subjects who underwent coronary angiog...

important genetic-environmental interaction. Blood 91:4158, 1998 2. Jacques PF, Bostom AG, Williams RR, Ellison RC, Eckfeldt JH, Rosenberg IH, Selhub J, Rozen R: Relation between folate status, a common mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, and plasma homocysteine concentrations. Circulation 93:7, 1996 3. Verhoef P, Kok FJ, Kluijtmans LAJ, Blom HJ, Refsum H, Ueland PM, Kruyssen DACM:...

important genetic-environmental interaction. Blood 91:4158, 1998 2. Jacques PF, Bostom AG, Williams RR, Ellison RC, Eckfeldt JH, Rosenberg IH, Selhub J, Rozen R: Relation between folate status, a common mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, and plasma homocysteine concentrations. Circulation 93:7, 1996 3. Verhoef P, Kok FJ, Kluijtmans LAJ, Blom HJ, Refsum H, Ueland PM, Kruyssen DACM:...

Homocysteine is a sulfur amino acid whose metabolism stands at the intersection of two pathways: remethylation to methionine, which requires folate and vitamin B12 (or betaine in an alternative reaction); and transsulfuration to cystathionine, which requires pyridoxal-5'-phosphate. The two pathways are coordinated by S-adenosylmethionine, which acts as an allosteric inhibitor of the methylenete...

background: attempts for early detection of gastric cancer have recently focused on host's genetic susceptibility factors and gene-environment interactions. we have, herein, studied the association of mthfr c677t single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) and its interaction with helicobacter pylori infection, smoking, age and gender on the risk of gastric cancer among an iranian population. met...