Research Article

The Effect of Multiple Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Folic Acid Pathway Genes on Homocysteine Metabolism

Table 3

Association between SNPs and Hcy.

SNPWide typeHeterozygous Homozygous  
Hcy level Hcy level Hcy level

MTHFR (rs1801131) 266 108 11 0.154
MTHFR (rs1801133) 132 171 83 <0.001
MTHFR (rs3737965) 331 53 2 0.029
MTR (rs1805087) 312 68 3 0.42
MTRR (rs162036) 245 125 13 0.562
MTRR (rs1801394) 214 150 21 0.49
MTRR (rs2287780) 257 117 8 0.565
MTRR (rs2303080) 317 61 4 0.838
BHMT (rs3733890) 183 166 31 0.262
MTHFD1 (rs2236225) 212 147 26 0.229
SHMT1 (rs1979277) 341 43 0 0.68
RFC1 (rs1051266) 73 210 100 0.227
CBS (rs234713) 364 22 0 0.183
CBS (rs2851391) 200 149 37 0.083
TCN2 (rs9606756) 373 13 0 0.979

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
: the value of analysis of variance between 3 different genotypes of SNPs and homocysteine concentration. The covariate folic acid concentrations were from 14.584 to 15.362 ng/mL. Hcy: homocysteine; SNP: single nucleotide polymorphisms.