Could high concentration homocystein in blood serum provide to recurrent miscarriages?
 
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Klinika Położnictwa i Ginekologii Katedry Położnictwa i Ginekologii Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach; Katedra i Zakłady Anestezjologii Intensywnej Terapii Medycyny Ratunkowej Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
 
 
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Jacek Magnucki   

Klinika Położnictwa i Ginekologii Katedry Położnictwa i Ginekologii SUM w Katowicach, 40-752 Katowice, ul. Medyków 14, tel.: +48 601 38 18 88, fax: (+48 32 252 53 02)
 
 
Ann. Acad. Med. Siles. 2009;63:84-92
 
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A high level of homocysteine can be one of potential causative factors of habitual miscarriages. As it can be viewed from the press review, despite numerous examinations of different negative effects of the high level of homocysteine in the human organism, up till now no specific critical concentration values of this amino acid in blood serum have been determined, above which pathological vascular changes can be caused and in consequence pregnancy loss. Very significant for pregnancy growth is also the appropriate concentration of folic acid and vitamin B12 in the pregnant woman organism. Among the results of hyperhomocysteine there are changes in endothelium of the blood vessels, with accompanying irregularities in blood coagulation system.
 
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