Ethnicity Does Not Affect the Homocysteine-Lowering Effect of B-Vitamin Therapy in Singaporean Stroke Patients

Increased total homocysteine (tHcy) is a risk factor for stroke. This study examines whether the efficacy of B-vitamins in reducing tHcy is modified by ethnicity in a Singaporean ischemic stroke population. 505 patients (419 Chinese, 41 Malays and 45 Indians) with ischemic stroke were randomized to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Stroke (1970) 2009-06, Vol.40 (6), p.2209-2211
Hauptverfasser:	KASIMAN, Katherine, EIKELBOOM, John W, HANKEY, Graeme J, LEE, Samantha P.-K, LIM, Joanna P.-Z, LEE, Jasinda H.-Q, CHANG, Hui-Meng, WONG, Meng-Cheong, CHEN, Christopher P. L.-H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences China - ethnology Diet Ethnic Groups Female Folic Acid - blood Gene Frequency Genotype Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Homocysteine - antagonists & inhibitors Homocysteine - blood Humans India - ethnology Malaysia - ethnology Male Medical sciences Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) - genetics Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Risk Factors Singapore - epidemiology Stroke - blood Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system Vitamin B Complex - therapeutic use
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