Focus on homocysteine : and the vitamins involved in its metabolism /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Paris ; New York :
Springer,
[2002]
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| Edition: | Second enlarged et rev.ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- What is homocysteine?
- The homocysteine metabolism : The methylation cycle
- Commom enzyme defects
- How can hyperhomocysteinaemia be harmful? : Vascular damage
- Neurological damage
- Pregnancy complications, NTD, and other congenital malformations
- Cancer
- Why do homocysteine levels increase? : Lifestyle factors
- Hormonal changes
- Diseases affecting the homocysteine metabolism
- Drugs that increase the homocysteine levels
- Clinical conditions associated with hyperhomocysteinaemia : Vascular disease
- Cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric disorders
- Teratogenicity and pregnancy outcome
- Cancer
- Diabetic complications
- All-cause mortality
- Clinical impact of enzyme defects : Vascular disease
- Cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric disorders
- Teratogenicity and pregnancy complications
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Renal disease
- Other diseases
- All-cause mortality
- Interaction with drugs treatment
- When and how to check the homocysteine levels : When can hyperhomocysteinaemia be suspected?
- Blood sampling
- Methionine loading
- How to interpret the test results and how to handle hyperhomocysteinaemia : Reference ranges
- Interpretation
- Intervention.