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Mom had bloodclot homocysteine was elevated i got checked mine 10.9 normal 10.4 so now what is that real bad i am scared ?

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Folic acid: Try taking folic acid supplement and repeat the test in about 6 months. Yours is not that high to begin with and increasing your folate intake may help.

Answered 2/9/2015

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