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We are thankful to all the people who participated in this study for their kind cooperation. Authors also wish to thank the University Grants Commission (UGC) for financial support and the coresearcher, Dr Shantanu Sengupta (CSIR-IGIB, India) for his kind support.
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[Singh H. S., Devi S. K. and Saraswathy K. N. 2015 Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T gene polymorphism and alcohol consumption in hyperhomocysteinaemia: a population-based study from northeast India. J. Genet. 94, xx–xx]
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SINGH, H.S., DEVI, S.K. & SARASWATHY, K.N. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T gene polymorphism and alcohol consumption in hyperhomocysteinaemia: a population-based study from northeast India. J Genet 94, 121–124 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0476-2
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