Homocysteine Metabolism Gene Polymorphisms (MTHFR C677T, MTHFR A1298C, MTR A2756G and MTRR A66G) Jointly Elevate the Risk of Folate Deficiency.

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Published in Nutrients on August 10, 2015

Authors

Wen-Xing Li1,2, Shao-Xing Dai3, Jun-Juan Zheng4, Jia-Qian Liu5, Jing-Fei Huang6,7,8

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Health Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China. liwenxin@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
2: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China. liwenxin@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
3: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China. daishaoxing@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
4: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China. zhengjunjuan@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
5: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China. liujiaqian@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
6: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China. huangjf@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
7: KIZ-SU Joint Laboratory of Animal Models and Drug Development, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China. huangjf@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
8: Collaborative Innovation Center for Natural Products and Biological Drugs of Yunnan, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China. huangjf@mail.kiz.ac.cn.

Associated clinical trials:

Effect of Enalapril Plus Folic Acid on Blood Pressure and Glycometabolism | NCT00520247

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