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Plasma total homocysteine, pregnancy complications, and adverse pregnancy outcomes: the Hordaland Homocysteine Study (SE Vollset, H Refsum, LM Irgens et al Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 71: 962-8)

Total homocysteine (tHcy) measured in serum or plasma is a marker of folate status, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and a risk factor for thrombo- embolic phenomenon.