In a message dated 10/13/1999 1:38:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< I don't have the answer either but more evidence keeps pointing away from
 cholesterol and towards other things like Homosystene and inflamatory
affects of
 increased so called bad eicosainoids. >>
It seems that the homocyst may also be a secondary or tertiary marker for
cardiovascular disease and vitamin status ... rather than a primary simple
and mechanical influence .