Plasma homocysteine and MTHFR C677T genotype in levodopa-treated patients with PD

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Yasui, K [1 ]
Kowa, H [1 ]
Nakaso, K [1 ]
Takeshima, T [1 ]
Nakashima, K [1 ]
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[1] Tottori Univ, Fac Med, Inst Neurol Sci, Div Neurol, Yonago, Tottori 6838504, Japan
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10.1212/WNL.55.3.437
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Plasma homocysteine and cysteine levels were measured in 90 patients with PD with the MTHFR C677T (T/T) genotype. The authors found that the levels of homocysteine-a possible risk factor for vascular disease-were elevated by 60% in levodopa-treated patients with PD, with the most marked elevation occurring in patients with the T/T genotype. Cysteine levels in subjects with PD did not differ from levels in control subjects, In the T/T genotype patients, homocysteine and folate levels were inversely correlated. Increased homocysteine might be related to levodopa, MTHFR genotype, and folate in PD.
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