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Plasma homocysteine, apolipoprotein E status and vascular disease in elderly patients with mental illness.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2010
Nilsson Karin, Gustafson Lars, Nornholm Michael, Hultberg Björn
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BACKGROUND: Total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) concentration is increased in elderly patients with mental illness. Also, patients with vascular disease have significantly higher plasma tHcy concentration compared with patients without vascular disease. Apolipoprotein E (apoE) status is associated with cardiovascular disease and a major genetic risk factor is inheritance of the e4 allele. In the present study, we...
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