The importance of homocysteine levels in the prognosis of patients with chronic renal disease and in hemodialysis patients

• Main Authors: Bruna M. Martella (Author), Glaucia Raquel L. Veiga (Author), Beatriz C. A. Alves (Author), Ligia A. Azzalis (Author), Virginia B. C. Junqueira (Author), Flavia S. Gehrkei (Author), Fernando Luiz A. Fonseca (Author), Marcelo R. Bacci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 fo...