The importance of homocysteine levels in the prognosis of patients with chronic renal disease and in hemodialysis patients
ABSTRACT Introduction: Homocysteine (Hcy) is one of the metabolites of methionine (Met), an essential diet-derived amino acid. There is a close relationship between high plasma Hcy levels and declining renal function. Plasma and urinary Hcy level has been the target of studies as a biomarker that f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2018-06-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442018000300170&tlng=en |