Post-methionine load test: A more sensitive tool to reveal hyperhomocysteinemia in Alzheimer patients?

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 914-916

  Galimberti, Gloria ^a,b   Conti, Elisa ^a,b   Zini, Michela ^a,c   Piazza, Fabrizio ^a   Fenaroli, Francesco ^c   Isella, Valeria ^a,c   Facheris, Maurizio ^a,c   Perlangeli, Vittoria ^c   Antolini, Laura ^a   DeFilippi, Francesco ^c   Ferrarese, Carlo ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Folate lowering therapy; Homocysteine; Post methionine load test

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; POST METHIONINE LOAD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METHIONINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44949107160     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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