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Insulin is an independent correlate of plasma homocysteine levels in obese children and adolescents.
1 Sept 2000
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate whether anthropometric and metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) contribute to the variation in homocysteine levels in obese children and adolescents. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 84 children and adolescents were assessed for fasting total homocysteine, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism (C677T mutation), folate and...
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