Evaluation of the MTHFR A1298C Variant in Leukoaraiosis

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 46 Số 3 - Trang 492-496 - 2012
Zoltán Szolnoki1, István Szaniszló1, Marta Silva2, Krisztina Hitri2, András Kondacs1, Yvette Mándi2, Erika Nedo3, Ferenc Somogyvári2
1Department of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Pándy Kálmán County Hospital, Gyula, Hungary
2Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
3Rethy Pal County Hospital, Bekescsaba, Hungary

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