Betaine in the treatment of homocystinur
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U. Wendel; H. J. Bremer
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Article
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1984
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Springer
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English
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In a 3-year-old mentally retarded girl with homocystinuria due to 5,10methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency among different therapeutic approaches only treatment with betaine (15-20g/day) resulted in a satisfactory biochemical response. Betaine improved homocysteine remethylation and thus l