The Clinical Application of Homocysteine

Introduction.- Discovery and metabolism.- Homocysteinemia and occlusive vascular disease.- Homocysteinemia and hypertension.- Homocysteinemia and its neurological effects.- Homocysteinemia in nephrology practice.- Homocysteinemia and oncology.- Homocysteinemia and otology.- Homocysteinemia and bones.- The body's inherent defence against homocysteinemia.- Homocysteine and epigenetics.- Food fortification.

Dr. Seema Bhargava obtained her DNB from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi and PhD from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She completed her postdoctoral studies at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA



Dr. Bhargava is senior consultant and chair of the Department of Biochemistry at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and a professor at Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GRIPMER) and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. She was also an elected member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. She is a lead assessor and technical assessor for the National Accreditation Board for testing and calibrating Laboratories (NABL) and also a member of the accreditation committee.



Her research focuses on identification of clinically relevant biochemical markers and their applications in various areas of medicine, such as neurology, Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease, and sepsis. She has published numerous papers in national and international indexed journals. She has guided several PhD and DNB scholars, and has been actively involved in training of MSc, BSc, nursing and DMLT students. She is on the editorial board of two journals and is a reviewer for several international journals.