Laboratory assessment of vitamin B12 status
Laboratory assessment of vitamin B12 status
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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The detection and correction of vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency prevents megaloblastic anaemia and potentially irreversible neuropathy and neuropsychiatric changes. B12 status is commonly estimated using the abundance of the vitamin in serum, with ∼148 pmol/L (200 ng/L) typically set as the threshold for diagnosing deficiency. Serum B12 assays measure...
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Laboratory assessment of vitamin B12 status
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1868340176
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1868340176
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0021-9746
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1472-4146
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10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203502
