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Additionally, the effect of the thermolabile MTHFR mutation (677 C→T) on plasma homocysteine levels in heterozygotes has been shown to depend upon the availability of folate, with higher levels seen in folate deficient individuals.
[ 27 ] demonstrated that high concentrations of homocysteine are associated with embryotoxicity during early gestation in rats.
It is possible that increased expression of SAHH by filamentous conceptuses serves as a protective function at the level of the nucleus by reducing SAH to homocysteine thereby maintaining the SAM/SAH ratio at appropriate levels for SAM-mediated transmethylation reactions to occur.
Several studies then sought to determine whether elevated homocysteine levels were a cause or effect of cardiovascular disease, and evidence for a causal relationship is accumulating.
"The Hidden Causes of Heart Attacks" identifies a new villain, the amino acid homocysteine, which damages "arterial walls if it reaches high concentrations in the blood stream."