Homocysteine Lowering in End-Stage Renal Disease
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Homocysteine Lowering in End-Stage Renal Disease
In 1969, McCully reported an association between homocystinuria, a rare metabolic disorder characterized by high blood levels ( 100 mol/L) of the amino acid homocysteine (Hcy), and severe atherosclerosis among postmortem subjects.1 His report is widely recognized as the basis for the “homocysteine hypothesis,” namely, that elevated blood Hcy is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Si...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e3181daa7c9