Clarilab

Heart and cholesterol

Homocysteine test

An amino acid that rises when B12, folate or B6 is low.

Typical range
About 5–15 µmol/L.
Usual recheck
About 3 months when out of range

Why it's done

Checked with heart risk or low B12 or folate.

What a high result can mean

Often from low B12 or folate (common in vegetarians); linked to heart and clot risk.

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Included in these checkups

Heart health

More heart and cholesterol tests

Lipid profileTotal cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides and VLDL. Total cholesterolAll the cholesterol in your blood, good and bad. LDL cholesterolThe 'bad' cholesterol that builds up in artery walls. HDL cholesterolThe 'good' cholesterol that carries cholesterol away from arteries. TriglyceridesA type of fat in the blood, from food and made by the liver. VLDL cholesterolA particle carrying mostly triglycerides; usually calculated as triglycerides ÷ 5.