hyperhomocysteinemia
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Hyperhomocysteinemia is a medical condition characterized by an abnormally high level of total homocysteine (that is, including homocystine and homocysteine-cysteine disulfide) in the blood, conventionally described as above 15 μmol/L.
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Research
10,324 papers- Hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular diseases.Annales de biologie clinique · 2022
- Hyperhomocysteinemia in Cardiovascular Diseases: Revisiting Observational Studies and Clinical Trials.Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2023
- Hyperhomocysteinemia is an emerging comorbidity in ischemic stroke.Experimental neurology · 2021
- Hyperhomocysteinemia and thrombosis.Lipids · 2001
- Hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular disease in animal model.Amino acids · 2018
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Cardiovascular risks
- Neuropsychiatric illness
- Bone health
- Ectopia lentis
- Possible causes
- B-enzyme deficiencies
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Genetic
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- See also
- References
- External links
Hyperhomocysteinemia is a medical condition characterized by an abnormally high level of total homocysteine (that is, including homocystine and homocysteine-cysteine disulfide) in the blood, conventionally described as above 15 μmol/L.
As a consequence of the biochemical reactions in which homocysteine is involved, deficiencies of vitamin B6, folic acid (vitamin B9), and vitamin B12 can lead to high homocysteine levels. Other possible causes of hyperhomocysteinemia include genetics, excessive methionine intake, and other diseases.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hyperhomocysteinemia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.