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Role of hyperhomocysteinemia in aortic disease.
Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) - 1 Dec 2004
Giusti B, Marcucci R, Lapini I, Sestini I, Lenti M, Yacoub M, Pepe G
Abstract excerpt
A growing body of evidence has shown a strong association between elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels with vascular disease and thrombotic complications. Data available in literature also suggest a role of hyperhomocysteinemia in abdominal and thoracic aortic diseases. In particular, Hcy was investigated in patients with Marfan syndrome and it was demonstrated that Hcy levels were associated with the risk...
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