Hyperhomocysteinemia but not the C677T mutation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is an independent risk determinant of carotid wall thickening: The Perth carotid ultrasound disease assessment study (CUDAS)

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 2383-2388

  McQuillan, Brendan M ^a   Beilby, John P ^b   Nidorf, Mark ^a   Thompson, Peter L ^a   Hung, Joseph ^a,b,c  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Folate; Genes; Homocystein; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0033545888     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.18.2383     Document Type: Article

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