Homocysteine and coronary atherosclerosis: from folate fortification to the recent clinical trials.
Plasma total homocysteine (Hcy) has been associated with cardiovascular risk in multiple large-scale epidemiological studies, and it has been considered as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Homocysteine lowering, achieved after the introduction of the folate food fortification programm...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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