One-carbon pathway and cognitive skills in children with Down syndrome

Abstract This work investigates the role of metabolite levels in the intellectual impairment of subjects with Down syndrome (DS). Homocysteine, folate, vitamin B12, uric acid (UA), creatinine levels and MTHFR C677T genotype were analyzed in 147 subjects with DS. For 77 subjects, metabolite levels we...

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Main Authors: Francesca Antonaros, Silvia Lanfranchi, Chiara Locatelli, Anna Martelli, Giulia Olivucci, Elena Cicchini, Ludovica Carosi Diatricch, Elisa Mannini, Beatrice Vione, Agnese Feliciello, Giuseppe Ramacieri, Sara Onnivello, Renzo Vianello, Lorenza Vitale, Maria Chiara Pelleri, Pierluigi Strippoli, Guido Cocchi, Francesca Pulina, Allison Piovesan, Maria Caracausi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83379-7