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SUBMITTER: de Leon Bautista MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714820 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de León Bautista Mercedes Piedad MP Romero-Valdovinos Mirza M Zavaleta-Villa Beatriz B Martínez-Flores Arony A Olivo-Díaz Angélica A
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 20181031 9_suppl
Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy disorder that increases maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. High plasma levels of homocysteine (Hcy) are a risk factor for several cardiovascular diseases. Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) plays an important role in Hcy homeostasis catalyzing the irreversible degradation of Hcy to cystathionine, protecting the endothelium from injury caused by hypoxia. Several mutations and polymorphisms may alter the expression of the <i>CBS</i> gene, resulting i ...[more]