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Table 7 SAM levels and MI values in brain diseases

From: Immunoassay of S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine: the methylation index as a biomarker for disease and health status

Diseases (case #)

% of SAM > 240 nM

% of SAM > 120 nM

% of MI > 2

% of MI > 1

% of MI < 0.5

Normal plasma (310)

90.36

96.79

6.95

42.47

16.98

Normal serum (81)

69.14

95.06

46.91

77.90

8.64

Cerebral hemorrhage (10), embolism (6), infarction (4)

85

90

0

65

0

Parkinson’s disease (10), depression (10)

70

90

0

25

20