Reduced frequency of the thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype in the elderly

Atherosclerosis. 1999 Oct;146(2):395-7. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)00143-4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / genetics
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Markers
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / complications
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / genetics
  • Longevity / genetics*
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
  • Mutation*
  • Odds Ratio
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / genetics*
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Genetic Markers
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)