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Effects of the interaction between the C677T 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and serum B vitamins on homocysteine levels in pregnant women
- Title
- Effects of the interaction between the C677T 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and serum B vitamins on homocysteine levels in pregnant women
- Authors
- Kim K.N.; Kim Y.J.; Chang N.
- Ewha Authors
- 장남수; 김영주
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 장남수; 김영주
- Issue Date
- 2004
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- ISSN
- 0954-3007
- Citation
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 10 - 16
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the interaction between the C677T mutation in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotypes and serum levels of B vitamins on serum homocysteine levels in pregnant women. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Subjects: A total of 177 normal pregnant women, 24.6 ± 1.1 weeks of gestation, in a 6-month period during 2001-2002. Interventions: Serum vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and homocysteine analyses were conducted using high-performance liquid chromatography methods. Serum folate and vitamin B12 concentrations were determined using a radioimmunoassay kit. MTHFR gene mutation was investigated by the polymerase chain reaction of a genomic DNA fragment. Results: Serum homocysteine was higher in women with the T/T genotype than those with the C/T or C/C genotype of the MTHFR gene (P<0.05). Serum homocysteine was negatively correlated with serum folate in all MTHFR genotypes (P<0.001), and the correlation between the two serum levels was the strongest in the T/T genotype. Serum homocysteine was higher in the subjects with the T/T MTHFR genotype only when the serum folate was below the median level. Explanatory power of B vitamin status as predictors of serum homocysteine levels was more pronounced in the T/T genotypes (68.5%) compared with the C/T (37.9%) or C/C genotypes (20.6%). Conclusions: Serum homocysteine levels in pregnant women varied significantly with MTHFR genotype and the serum B vitamin status. Higher serum folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12 concentrations may lessen the MTHFR genotypic effect on serum homocysteine levels.
- DOI
- 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601729
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