Roles of homocysteine in cell metabolism
- 15 July 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 268 (14) , 3871-3882
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02278.x
Abstract
Mild hyperhomocysteinemia has been suggested as a new, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This fact has produced a new, increased interest in the study of homocysteine metabolism and its relation to pathogenesis. This emergent area of biomedical research is reviewed here, stressing the biochemical and metabolic basis of the pathogenicity of increased levels of homocysteine.Keywords
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