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This study investigated for the first time the association between the 677C&gt;T polymorphism (rs1801133) of the MTHFR gene and HT in children and adolescents. Methods: This case\u2013control study included 130 children and adolescents with HT and 130 healthy controls. The 677C&gt;T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene was studied in all participants with Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) methodology for genetic variance analysis. Results: Children and adolescents with HT presented approximately 2.5 times more frequently the T allele sequences (CT and TT variants) and the T alleles in total for the 677C&gt;T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene compared to the healthy population (OR: 2.56, CI: 1.53\u20134.21 and OR: 2.57, CI: 1.59\u20134.16, respectively). Children and adolescents with HT and T allele sequences (CT and TT variants) exhibited abnormal thyroglobulin antibodies (anti-TG) two times more frequently compared to those with the wild-type (CC) sequence in the same population (OR: 2.13, CI: 1.04\u20134.389). Conclusions: Children and adolescents with HT showed an increased frequency of T allele sequences (CT and TT variants) and total T alleles of the 677C&gt;T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene compared to the healthy population.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics15111310","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,23]],"date-time":"2025-05-23T09:58:09Z","timestamp":1747994289000},"page":"1310","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Study of the MTHFR 677C&gt;T Polymorphism in Children and Adolescents with Hashimoto\u2019s Thyroiditis: An Original Case\u2013Control Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0490-9196","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Savvas","family":"Kolanis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8732-0610","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elisavet","family":"Georgiou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8292-4471","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eleni P.","family":"Kotanidou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vasiliki Rengina","family":"Tsinopoulou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1566-4366","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Evdoxia","family":"Sapountzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7535-2970","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emmanouel","family":"Hatzipantelis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liana","family":"Fidani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Medical Biology-Genetics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8503-3893","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Assimina","family":"Galli-Tsinopoulou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2nd Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Casto, C., Pepe, G., Pomi, A.L., Corica, D., Aversa, T., and Wasniewska, M. 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