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Background and aims: Homozygosity for the thermolabile variant of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (C677T) that causes hyperhomocysteinemia has been reported in 5–15% of general populations. This mutation has also been suggested to be positively associated with the risk of vascular disease and neural tube defects. It has also been suggested that present dietary reference values may need to...