Open AccessHyperhomocysteinemia in ulcerative colitis is related to folate levels
Author(s) -
Petros Zezos,
Georgia Papaioannou,
Nikolaos Nikolaidis,
Themistoklis Vasiliadis,
Όλγα Γιουλεμέ,
Nikolaos Evgenidis
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i38.6038
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , hyperhomocysteinemia , gastroenterology , odds ratio , homocysteine , risk factor , disease
To study the prevalence and clinical significance of hyperhomocysteinemia (hHcys), an independent factor for arterial and venous thrombosis, in a group of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC).