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ArticleWorld journal of nephrology2015

Relationship of MTHFR gene polymorphisms with renal and cardiac disease.

Francesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Angela Ragusa, G Fabio Martines, Clara Pirri, Maria Antonietta Buccheri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato

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Article in World journal of nephrology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesca M TrovatoFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Daniela CatalanoFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Angela RagusaFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
G Fabio MartinesFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Clara PirriFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Maria Antonietta BuccheriFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Concetta Di NoraFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Guglielmo M TrovatoFrancesca M Trovato, Daniela Catalano, Clara Pirri, Concetta Di Nora, Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the effects of different methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C>T gene polymorphism and hyperhomocysteinemia for the development of renal failure and cardiovascular events, which are controversial.

methodsWe challenged the relationship, if any, of MTHFR 677C>T and MTHFR 1298A>C polymorphisms with renal and heart function. The present article is a reappraisal of these concepts, investigating within a larger population, and including a subgroup of dialysis patients, if the two most common MTHFR polymorphisms, C677T and A1298C, as homozygous, heterozygous or with a compound heterozygous state, show different association with chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis. MTHFR polymorphism could be a favorable evolutionary factor, i.e., a protective factor for many ominous conditions, like cancer and renal failure. A similar finding was reported in fatty liver disease in which it is suggested that MTHFR polymorphisms could have maintained and maintain their persistence by an heterozygosis advantage mechanism. We studied a total of 630 Italian Caucasian subject aged 54.60 ± 16.35 years, addressing to the increased hazard of hemodialysis, if any, according to the studied MTHFR genetic polymorphisms.

resultsA favorable association with normal renal function of MTHFR polymorphisms, and notably of MTHFR C677T is present independently of the negative effects of left ventricular hypertrophy, increased Intra-Renal arterial Resistance and hyperparathyroidism.

conclusionMTHFR gene polymorphisms could have a protective role on renal function as suggested by their lower frequency among our dialysis patients in end-stage renal failure; differently, the association with left ventricular hypertrophy and reduced left ventricular relaxation suggest some type of indirect, or concurrent mechanism.

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EchocardiographyGeneticGlomerular filtration rateHomocysteineInsulin resistanceLeft ventricular hypertrophyMediterranean dietMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphismObesityRenal function

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