Re: Homocysteine: The test

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

Now, how is it that someone can have normal levels of B-12 but their body is not

utilizing it?

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> Homocysteine: The test

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> Also known as: Plasma total homocysteine

> Formal name: Homocysteine

> Related tests: Vitamin B12 and Folate, Cardiac risk assessment, MTHFR

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> http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/homocysteine/test.html

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[Guest guest]

Try reading up on it if you don't find the answer, talk with your doctor.

http://www.medicinenet.com/homocysteine/article.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homocysteine

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/249.html

http://www.lef.org/protocols/heart_circulatory/homocysteine_reduction_01.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100622161253.htm

http://www.veganhealth.org/b12/hcy

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4677

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa032546

http://www.quackwatch.com/03HealthPromotion/homocysteine.html

[Guest guest]

There is also genetic defect MTHFR that inhibits the absorption and utilization

of B vitamins.

Barb