The prevalence of homozygous MTHFR polymorphism(s) in a Turkish university hospital population that necessitated MTHFR polymorphism investigation


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GÜMRÜK F., ÖRGÜL G., Dogan O. A., TANAÇAN A., Karaagaoglu E., BEKSAÇ M. S.

ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, cilt.15, sa.4, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.29333/ejgm/89674
  • Dergi Adı: ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms may cause various medical disorders through different mechanisms. We aimed to determine the allelic frequency and the prevalence of homozygous MTHFR polymorphisms in a tertiary university hospital population that necessitated MTHFR polymorphism investigation owing to various reasons.