Diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency: a new Active-B12 EIAValente, Edward
vitamin B12Background Current guidelines pertaining to diagnosing macrocytic anemia in association with vitamin B12 and folate deficiency recommend that vitamin B12, folate, homocysteine, and methylmalonic acid assays should be assessed concurrently due to their close relationship in metabolism. We aimed to...
Since this form of therapy offered a convenient and effective means of treating young lambs suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency, more detailed investigations were desirable. It has been known for some time that lambs on the cobalt-deficient area at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Kaitoke...
into vitamin B 12 (cobalamin) started in1926, when George Minot and William Murphydiscovered that pernicious anemia can be treated byincluding vast amounts of liver in patients' meals.Vitamin B 12 is synthesized exclusively in micro-orga-nisms, and in humans it is an essential component in...
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia can be prevented simply by consuming a well-balanced diet. Vitamin B12 shots can help avert anemia after the specific surgeries known for sourcing the deficiency. Lastly, an early diagnosis followed by an immediate treatment tends to prevent or reduce the chances of ...
Vitamin B12Aims To evaluate the incidence of described purchases of vitamin B12 in community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD) from 9 years before to 5 years after the diagnosis. Subject and methods We utilized register-based data from the Finnish nationwide MEDALZ (...
. Megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency was not associated with any significant differences in CA 125, CA 19-9, CEA, or AFP levels compared to the normal group (p = 0.777, p = 0.327, p = 0.577, and p = 0.197, respectively). The numbers of anemic and normal subjects ...
The reason that a patient is anemicis often diagnosed without the need for extensive testing. Examples include blood loss, iron deficiency, and vitamin B12 or folate deficiencies. But when the cause is uncertain, testing erythropoietin levels can be helpful in making the diagnosis. ...
Vitamins B1 and B12 are essential for muscle function, while Vitamin D deficiencies may contribute to muscle cramps. Magnesium helps with muscle relaxation, and potassium is crucial for nerve and muscle function, making it important to maintain adequate levels of these vitamins and minerals to ...
Next generation sequencing (NGS) based gene panel testing is increasingly available as a molecular diagnostic approach for inborn errors of metabolism. Over the past 40 years patients have been referred to the Vitamin B12 Clinical Research Laboratory at McGill University for diagnosis of inborn errors...