I have homocysteine level -65 ,sgpt 100, and sgot 56. What are the risk factors and how to control the same.

Question

Homocysteine is a common amino acid in your blood. You get it mostly from eating meat. High levels of it are linked to early development of heart disease. In fact, a high level of homocysteine is a risk factor for heart disease. It's associated with low levels of vitamins B6, B12, and folate, as well as renal disease. Most laboratories report normal homocysteine levels in the blood between 4 and 15 micromoles/liter (�mol/L). Any measurement above 15 is considered high. Optimal homocysteine levels are below 10 to 12. A homocysteine blood test is done to: Help identify vitamin B12 deficiency or folic acid deficiency. But other tests for these deficiencies are available. Help identify a rare inherited disease (homocystinuria) that causes a deficiency of one of several enzymes needed to convert food to energy.

Sajeev Kumar · Accepted Answer

Homocysteine is a common amino acid in your blood. You get it mostly from eating meat. High levels of it are linked to early development of heart disease. In fact, a high level of homocysteine is a risk factor for heart disease. It's associated with low levels of vitamins B6, B12, and folate, as well as renal disease. Most laboratories report normal homocysteine levels in the blood between 4 and 15 micromoles/liter (�mol/L). Any measurement above 15 is considered high. Optimal homocysteine levels are below 10 to 12. A homocysteine blood test is done to: Help identify vitamin B12 deficiency or folic acid deficiency. But other tests for these deficiencies are available. Help identify a rare inherited disease (homocystinuria) that causes a deficiency of one of several enzymes needed to convert food to energy.