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Total plasma homocysteine. Homocysteine levels typically are higher in men than women, and increase with age. [15] [16] Common levels in Western populations are 10 to 12 μmol/L, and levels of 20 μmol/L are found in populations with low B-vitamin intakes or in the elderly (e.g., Rotterdam, Framingham). [17] [18]
Homocysteine is a non-protein amino acid, synthesized from methionine and either recycled back into methionine or converted into cysteine with the aid of the B-group vitamins [citation needed]. About 50% of homocysteine [ citation needed ] is converted back to methionine by remethylation via the methionine synthase major pathway.
MTHFR is the rate-limiting enzyme in the methyl cycle, which includes the conversion of homocysteine into methionine. Defects in variants of MTHFR can therefore lead to hyperhomocysteinemia. [9] There are two common variants of MTHFR deficiency. In the more significant of the two, the individual is homozygous for the 677T polymorphism.
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Scientists believe that elevated levels of plasma homocysteine are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, [4] and two studies have found higher levels of plasma homocysteine in PEX patients, [13] or elevated homocysteine concentrations in tear fluids produced by the eye. [14]
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Levomefolic acid (INN, also known as L-5-MTHF, L-methylfolate and L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate and (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate, and (6S)-5-MTHF) is the primary biologically active form of folate used at the cellular level for DNA reproduction, the cysteine cycle and the regulation of homocysteine. It is also the form found in circulation and ...