homocystinuria

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homocystinuria [‚hō·mō‚sis·tə′nu̇r·ē·ə]

(medicine)

A hereditary disease characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme serine dehydratase causing incompletely dislocated lenses after the age of 10, thromboembolisms, and usually mental retardation.

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No references found			Homocystinuria is a rare inherited disease in which the levels of homocysteine in the blood become excessively high. A Risk Factor for Heart Attack in Older People by Brenda Williams / Food/cooking/nutrition community The elevations of homocysteine occur in rare hereditary disease homocystinuria. Heart Disease Signs Symptoms Information by Jose Santiago / Health care industry community In addition to heart disease risk, it is well documented that very high homocysteine blood levels are related to osteoporosis in people with a genetic disorder known as homocystinuria. Fighting fractures as we age by Running & FitNews			Hominidae hominin hominoid Hominoidea hominy Homo Homo erectus Homo habilis Homo sapiens homo- homoallele Homoallelism Homobasidiomycetidae homobront homocentric Homocentric Pencil of Rays homocercal Homocercal Fin homochiral Homochitto National Forest homochlamydeous homochromy homocline homocyclic compound homocysteine homocystinuria homodesmic homodimer homodont homoduplex homodynamic Homodynamy homodyne receiver homodyne reception Homoeans homoecious homoeomerous Homoeomery Homoeosis homoerotism homofermentative lactobacilli Homoforms homogametic sex Homogamety homogamous Homogamy Homogenate homogeneity homogeneous homogeneous atmosphere homogeneous catalysis			homochlamydeous homochromatic homochromatism Homochromous homochromy homochronous inheritance homocitrulline homocitrullinuria Homocitrullinuria, Hyperornithinemia, Hyperammonemia homocladic homocladic anastomosis homocladic anastomosis homocladic anastomosis homocline Homocoprophagia Homocoprophagia homocyclic homocyclic homocyclic compound homocysteine homocysteine homocysteine homocysteine homocysteine test Homocysteinuria Homocysteinuria homocystine homocystine homocystine homocystinemia homocystinuria Homocystinuria/Cystathionine Beta-Synthase Deficiency homocytotropic homocytotropic antibody Homodemic Homodermic Homodermy homodesmic Homodimer Homodimer Homodimer Homodimeric Homodimeric Homodimeric Homodimerization Homodimerization Homodimerization Homodimerize Homodimerize Homodimerize Homodimers Homodimers Homodimers Homodont Homodont Homodont homodont teeth homodont teeth homodont teeth Homodromal homodromous

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