Facts and recommendations about total homocysteine determinations: an expert opinion

H Refsum, AD Smith, PM Ueland, E Nexo… - Clinical …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background: Measurement of plasma total homocysteine has become common as new
methods have been introduced. A wide range of disorders are associated with increased …

Total homocysteine measurement in clinical practice

K Rasmussen, J Møller - Annals of clinical biochemistry, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
This review will primarily address methodological aspects of homocysteine measurement,
highlighting changes since the subject was comprehensively reviewed in 1993, and will …

Total homocysteine in plasma or serum: methods and clinical applications

PM Ueland, H Refsum, SP Stabler… - Clinical …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Total homocysteine is defined as the sum of all homocysteine species in plasma/serum,
including free and protein-bound forms. In the present review, we compare and evaluate …

Assessment of homocysteine status

H Refsum, T Fiskerstrand, AB Guttormsen… - Journal of inherited …, 1997 - Springer
Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) determination is used in the diagnosis of homocystinuria,
in cobalamin and folate deficiency and in cardiovascular risk assessment. However …

Comparison of plasma total homocysteine measurements in 14 laboratories: an international study

CM Pfeiffer, DL Huff, SJ Smith, DT Miller… - Clinical …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Background: Information on interlaboratory variation and especially on methodological
differences for plasma total homocysteine is lacking. Methods: We studied 14 laboratories …

Methods for homocysteine analysis and biological relevance of the results

V Ducros, K Demuth, MP Sauvant, M Quillard… - … of Chromatography B, 2002 - Elsevier
It is now widely accepted that increased total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) is a risk factor for
cardiovascular disease. Hyperhomocysteinemia can be caused by impaired enzyme …

Method for the determination of total homocysteine in plasma and urine by stable isotope dilution and electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

MJ Magera, JM Lacey, B Casetta, P Rinaldo - Clinical Chemistry, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Background: Total homocysteine (tHcy) has emerged as an important independent risk
factor for cardiovascular disease. Analytical methods are needed to accommodate the high …

Significance of hyperhomocysteinemia.

W Herrmann - Clinical laboratory, 2006 - europepmc.org
Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia (HHCY) is a risk factor for cardiovascular (CVD) and
neurodegenerative diseases, osteoporotic fractures and complications during pregnancy …

Rapid HPLC determination of total homocysteine and other thiols in serum and plasma: sex differences and correlation with cobalamin and folate concentrations in …

DW Jacobsen, VJ Gatautis, R Green… - Clinical …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection has been utilized for
the rapid determination of total homocysteine, cysteine, and cysteinylglycine in human …

Fully automated fluorescence assay for determining total homocysteine in plasma.

H Refsum, PM Ueland, AM Svardal - Clinical chemistry, 1989 - academic.oup.com
Homocysteine exists in human plasma as various (mixed) disulfides. Most plasma
homocysteine (about 70%) is protein bound, probably via a disulfide bond to albumin …