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MAMMALIAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Mouse Adult Gross Anatomy Ontology and Mammalian Phenotype Ontology are downloaded weekly from the Mouse Genome Informatics databases at Jackson Laboratories (ftp://ftp.informatics.jax.org/pub/reports/index.html). For more information about these ontologies, see the MGI Publications Page at http://www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome/other/publications.shtml.

Term:increased circulating homocysteine level
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Definition:greater amount in the blood of sulfur-containing alpha-amino acid found in the plasma; blood levels are regulated by folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12
Comment:A homocysteine measurement is the quantification of homocsyteine in blood or urine and is used in the diagnosis of B12 and/or folate deficiency, and as part of a cardiac risk assessment.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: hyperhomocystinemia;   increased blood serum homocysteine level



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  mammalian phenotype 5422
    homeostasis/metabolism phenotype 1426
      abnormal homeostasis 1327
        abnormal amino acid level 77
          abnormal circulating amino acid level 68
            abnormal circulating homocysteine level 0
              increased circulating homocysteine level 0
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