Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 710-715 , October 2009

Significant association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677T allele and hyperuricemia among adult Japanese subjects

  • Simon Itou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681 Japan
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  • Yasuyuki Goto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine / Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan
    • ,
  • Koji Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192 Japan
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  • Sayo Kawai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine / Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan
    • ,
  • Mariko Naito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine / Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshinori Ito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine / Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan
    • ,
  • Nobuyuki Hamajima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine / Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 52 744 2132; fax: +81 52 744 2971.

Received 23 August 2009 ,Revised 9 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.10.006

Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 710-715 , October 2009

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