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Cystathionine beta-synthase polymorphisms and hyperhomocysteinaemia: an association study.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2003
Lievers Karin J A, Kluijtmans Leo A J, Heil Sandra G, Boers Godfried H J, Verhoef Petra, Den Heijer Martin, Trijbels Frans J M, Blom Henk J
Abstract excerpt
Hyperhomocysteinaemia is generally accepted as an independent and graded risk factor for both arterial occlusive disease and venous thrombosis. The only way of homocysteine degradation is conversion to cysteine in the transsulfuration pathway in which the regulating step is catalysed by cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS). Mild impairment of CBS function could therefore affect homocysteine concentration, in...
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