"Homocysteine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A thiol-containing amino acid formed by a demethylation of METHIONINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D006710
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.030.498 D12.125.166.498
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| Concept/Terms |
Homocysteine- Homocysteine
- 2-amino-4-mercaptobutyric acid
- 2 amino 4 mercaptobutyric acid
- Homocysteine, L-Isomer
- Homocysteine, L Isomer
- L-Isomer Homocysteine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Homocysteine" by people in Profiles.
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Folate intake and incidence of hypertension among American young adults: a 20-y follow-up study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 May; 95(5):1023-30.
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Metabolic abnormalities are present in adults with elevated serum cystatin C. Kidney Int. 2009 Jul; 76(1):81-8.
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Associations between 2 polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and placental abruption. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct; 197(4):385.e1-7.
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Polymorphisms in methionine synthase reductase and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase genes: risk of placental abruption. Mol Genet Metab. 2007 May; 91(1):104-10.
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Homocysteine, B vitamins, and the incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment: results from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Feb; 85(2):511-7.
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Elevated prenatal homocysteine levels as a risk factor for schizophrenia. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 Jan; 64(1):31-9.
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Evidence for associations between common polymorphisms of estrogen receptor beta gene with homocysteine and nitric oxide. Climacteric. 2006 Jun; 9(3):215-23.
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Consumption of soy isoflavones does not affect plasma total homocysteine or asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in healthy postmenopausal women. J Nutr. 2006 Jan; 136(1):100-5.
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Long-term consumption of a raw food diet is associated with favorable serum LDL cholesterol and triglycerides but also with elevated plasma homocysteine and low serum HDL cholesterol in humans. J Nutr. 2005 Oct; 135(10):2372-8.
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Randomized trial of folic acid for prevention of cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2004 Feb; 15(2):420-6.