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[Some aspects of homocysteine metabolism in hemodialysis patients].
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Nov 2002
Bednarek-Skublewska Anna, Buraczyńska Monika, Wawrzycki Sławomir, Baranowicz-Gaszczyk Iwona, Ksiazek Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Homocysteine (Hcy) is a non-protein forming sulfur amino acid, synthesised from methionine (Met), whose metabolism is at the junction of two metabolic pathways: remethylation and transsulfuration. Increased Hcy serum concentration is a well established independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and a known feature of end stage renal disease. Hcy plasma level is influenced by folate, vitamin B6 and genetic...
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