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Homocysteine levels in normotensive children of hypertensive parents.
Anatolian journal of cardiology - 1 Jan 2015
Yıldırım Ali, Keleş Fatma, Özdemir Gökmen, Koşger Pelin, Uçar Birsen, Alataş Özkan, Kılıç Zübeyir
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: There are several studies showing an association between an increase in the plasma levels of homocysteine and the pathogenesis of hypertension. In this study, we assessed normotensive children of hypertensive adult parents to determine whether there is any change in homocysteine levels prior to the onset of hypertension. METHODS: A total of 79 normotensive children of essential hypertensive parents who...
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