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A Potential Strategy for Atherosclerosis Prevention in Modernizing China - Hyperhomocysteinemia, MTHFR C677T Polymorphism and Air Pollution (PM2.5) on Atherogenesis in Chinese Adults.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging - 1 Jan 2023
Kwok C Y T, Poon Y K P, Chook P, Guo D S, Lin C Q, Yin Y H, Celermajer D S, Woo K S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is one of the most important global health hazards and air pollution (AP, PM2.5) has been implicated. In addition to traditional risk factors hyperhomocysteinemia (HC) has been recognized in many parts of China related to risk of stroke. METHODS: To evaluate the impact of HC (homocysteine >14μmol/l) and PM2.5 air pollution on atherogenesis in modernizing China, we studied 756...
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