Abstract:Objective: To compare age at occlusion and plasma homocysteine (HC) in patients with idiopathic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) genotyped for methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) rs1801133 (C®T667 transition), to identify which clinical or laboratory variables influenced age at first PVT, including the prothrombin rs1799963 PT (G®A transition at position 20210) (PT) mutation. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional cohort survey on 17 MTHFR TT, 45 MTHFR TC and 24 MTHFR CC participants with idiopathic PVT w… Show more
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