we report a case of choroidal neovascularization (cnv) secondary to methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr) gene mutation in a 20-year-old male patient with hypopituitarism. treatment with three consecutive injections of intravitreal ranibizumab (anti-vascular endothelial growth factor) resulted in significant improvement of the patient’s vision and the appearance of the macula. a search ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Thromboembolic diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in most countries. The present study was thus conducted to determine the influences of age, sex, the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene mutation and the B vitamins on the plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels in the Chinese. Our previous study found that Chinese carry the same mutation of ...