Current Projects

Relationship between homocysteine and vitamin status and intake in the Framingham Heart Study.
Determinants of plasma homocysteine in NHANES III.
Relationship between homocysteine and cardiovascular disease in animal models.
Relationships of B vitamins and homocysteine to breast, colon, cervical, and prostate cancer.
MTHFR thermolability: effect of folate deficiency in human and in immortalized lymphocytes.
Analysis by Affinity HPLC of folate forms distribution in human biopsies.
Physiology and molecular biology of a common mutation of the MTHFR gene.

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For more information about the Vitamin Metabolism Laboratory, please visit the USDA, Agricultural Research Service.

A Vitamin That Packs a Punch
Tufts researchers have found new connections between folate and Alzheimer's, reinforcing the importance of the vitamin's impact on healthy aging.

Vitamin B12 Function May Be Diminished by Excessive Folate