Role of C677T and A1298C MTHFR, A2756G MTR and -786 C/T eNOS gene polymorphisms in atrial fibrillation susceptibility.

BACKGROUND: Hyperhomocysteinemia has been suggested to play a role in the NonValvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) pathogenesis. Polymorphisms in genes coding for homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism enzymes may be associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and NVAF. METHODOLOGIES: 456 NVAF patients and 912 matche...

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Main Authors: Betti Giusti, Anna Maria Gori, Rossella Marcucci, Ilaria Sestini, Claudia Saracini, Elena Sticchi, Francesca Gensini, Cinzia Fatini, Rosanna Abbate, Gian Franco Gensini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1876814?pdf=render