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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (677C/T) Polymorphism in Myocardial Infarction and HypertensionHatem Al-Kordy Amin, Hanaa Fahmy Abdel Aziz, Ola Farouk Leheta, Hanan KamalHyperhomocysteinemia is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease and hypertension. This study aimed to assess the MTHFR gene polymorphisms (677C/T) as a potential genetic risk factor for hypertension and Myocardial Infarction (MI) in Egypt. Myocardial infarction and hypertensive diagnosed patients were divided into two groups; first comprised 50 patients aged 45 years and a third control group comprised 84. … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 20 Sep 2012 · 8,135 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExploring the Role of Vitamin B12 as an Anti-atherogenic and Anti-inflammatory Agent in Apparently Healthy Adults With Hypovitaminosis DShravan Ajith Panchwadkar, Sudha Kuthethur, Sowndarya Kollampare, Neelam Manjunath PawarVitamin B12 deficiency is associated with metabolic changes like methyl malonic acidemia and hyperhomocystinemia eventually leading to atherosclerosis. Dyslipidemia and vitamin D (vit D) deficiency are independent risk factors of CVD. This study aims to explore the interrelationship between inflammatory markers, adverse lipid profile and vitamin B12 in hypovitaminosis D. Since, atherosclerosis is an inflammatory condition we have investigated CRP … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 3 · 11 Jul 2025 · 3,326 accessesView PDF Cite