Practical Electrocardiology and Clinical Treatment, Volume. 34, Issue 3, 331(2025)

Association between homocysteine and MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism with complications in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients

CHEN Shangli1,2, CHEN Xuan3, CHEN Ruojin4, QIN Tao5, WANG Zhenyan1, and TANG Zhi6、*
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  • 1[ Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Sichuan Nursing Vocational College (the Third People's Hospital of Sichuan Province), Chengdu Sichuan 610100
  • 2Department of Otolaryngology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (the First People's Hospital of Shunde), Foshan Guangdong 519000
  • 3Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Fifth People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Zhuhai Guangdong 519090
  • 4Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dongguan Binhaiwan Central Hospital, Dongguan Guangdong 523000
  • 5Department of Ultrasound, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (the First People's Hospital of Shunde), Zhuhai Guangdong 519000
  • 6Department of Ophthalmolgy and Otolaryngology, Xingtan Hospital, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan Guangdong 528300, China]
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    CHEN Shangli, CHEN Xuan, CHEN Ruojin, QIN Tao, WANG Zhenyan, TANG Zhi. Association between homocysteine and MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism with complications in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients[J]. Practical Electrocardiology and Clinical Treatment, 2025, 34(3): 331

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    Received: Dec. 31, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: TANG Zhi (damaodoctor@126.com)

    DOI:10.13308/j.issn.2097-5716.2025.03.004

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