Article
Plasma homocysteine in venous thromboembolism.
Haemostasis - 1 Jan 1991
Brattström L, Tengborn L, Lagerstedt C, Israelsson B, Hultberg B
Abstract excerpt
Severe hyperhomocysteinemia due to inborn errors of methionine metabolism results in precocious development of arteriosclerosis and predisposition to venous and arterial thromboembolism. Although the findings of several studies have indicated that mild hyperhomocysteinemia is common in occlusive arterial disease, no similar studies have been made on venous thromboembolism. In this study of subjects under 50 years...
Topics
- Adult
- Creatinine
- Cystathionine beta-Synthase
- Fasting
- Female
- Folic Acid
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genotype
- Homocysteine
- Homocystinuria
- Humans
- Male