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Distribution and determinants of plasma homocysteine levels in rural Chinese twins across the lifespan.
Nutrients - 18 Dec 2014
Ji Yuelong, Kong Xiangyi, Wang Guoying, Hong Xiumei, Xu Xin, Chen Zhu, Bartell Tami, Xu Xiping, Tang Genfu, Hou Fanfan, Huo Yong, Wang Xiaobin, Wang Binyan
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Plasma homocysteine (Hcy) is a modifiable, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is affected by both environmental and genetic factors. This study aimed to describe the gender- and age-specific distribution of Hcy concentration for 1117 subjects aged 10-66 years, a subset of a community-based rural Chinese twin cohort. In addition, we examined environmental and genetic contributions to...
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