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Table 2 Plasma levels of Homocysteine in CHC virus infection patients according genotype and histopathological classification

From: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and high plasma homocysteine in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infected patients from the Northeast of Brazil

 

Homocysteine

Media ± SD

p

Fibrosis 1+2 (n = 105)

9.7 ± 4.7

 

Fibrosis 3+4 (n = 40)

10.4 ± 2.9

0.30

No Steatosis (n = 46)

9.0 ± 2.8

 

Steatosis (n = 99)

10.3 ± 4.8

0.03*

Genotype 1 (n = 96)

10.1 ± 2.9

 

Genotype Non -1 (n = 49)

9.5 ± 6.1

0.55

  1. References values: Homocysteine < 9.0 ÎĽmol/L *p significative
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