COVID-19 spreading across world correlates with C677T allele of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene prevalence
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS, cilt.35, sa.7, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcla.23798
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Analytical Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Anahtar Kelimeler: C677 T mutation prevalence, COVID-19 vulnerability, Homocysteine, MTHFR gene, HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA, HOMOCYSTEINE, FREQUENCIES
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Homocysteine assessment has been proposed as a potential predictive biomarker for the severity of COVID-19 infection. The purpose of this review was to analyze the correlation between the prevalence of MTHFR C677 T gene polymorphism and COVID-19 incidence and mortality worldwide.