Moderately elevated plasma homocysteine, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype, and risk for stroke, vascular dementia, and Alzheimer disease in Northern Ireland

Stephen P McIlroy; Kevin B Dynan; John T Lawson; Christopher C Patterson; A Peter Passmore

Moderately elevated plasma homocysteine, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype, and risk for stroke, vascular dementia, and Alzheimer disease in Northern Ireland

Stephen P McIlroy, Kevin B Dynan, John T Lawson, Christopher C Patterson, A Peter Passmore

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Abstract

Elevated plasma homocysteine level has been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Variation in the levels of this amino acid has been shown to be due to nutritional status and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotype.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2351-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
Volume	33
Issue number	10
Publication status	Published - 01 Oct 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
General Neuroscience

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Moderately elevated plasma homocysteine, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype, and risk for stroke, vascular dementia, and Alzheimer disease in Northern Ireland

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