Less commonly, hyperhomocysteinemia can occur due to homocystinuria, which is a genetic disease. Homocystinuria means that the body is not able to process the building blocks of amino acids properly.

“Homocysteine? What’s that?” you ask. I know. You and almost every one of my patients gets that same bewildered look when I mention homocysteine. It’s a technical word that you will not hear on a TV ...