| Literature DB >> 12486490 |
S Bleich1, A Jünemann, N von Ahsen, B Lausen, K Ritter, G Beck, G O H Naumann, J Kornhuber.
Abstract
Homocysteine levels and the frequency of heterozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T mutation are increased in open-angle glaucoma. Since homocysteine can induce vascular injury, alterations in extracellular matrix remodelling, and neuronal cell death, these findings may have important implications for understanding glaucomatous optic neuropathy.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12486490 DOI: 10.1007/s007020200097
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) ISSN: 0300-9564 Impact factor: 3.575