[CITATION][C] Homocysteine and vascular disease
KS McCully - Nature medicine, 1996 - nature.com
KS McCully
Nature medicine, 1996•nature.comCOMMENTARV Page 1 TG 1996 Nature Publishing Group http://www.nature.com/naturemedicine
COMMENTARV It was as far back as 1969 that excessive amounts of the amino acid
homocysteine were first implicated in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis". In the intervening
27 years, increased efforts have been directed toward a better understanding of the
importance of this amino acid in disease, and recently it has become clear that hyperhomocysteinemia
is a major independent risk factor for vascular disease“. The recent International Conference …
COMMENTARV It was as far back as 1969 that excessive amounts of the amino acid
homocysteine were first implicated in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis". In the intervening
27 years, increased efforts have been directed toward a better understanding of the
importance of this amino acid in disease, and recently it has become clear that hyperhomocysteinemia
is a major independent risk factor for vascular disease“. The recent International Conference …
The discovery of hyperhomocysteinemia as a major factor in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis offers new strategies and opportunities for prevention and treatment.
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