Sub-optimal vitamin B-12 levels among ART-naïve HIV-positive individuals in an urban cohort in Uganda. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected individuals and is often accompanied by low serum levels of micronutrients. Vitamin B-12 deficiency has been associated with various factors including faster HIV disease progression and CD4 depletion in resource ...
Aggrey S Semeere +5 more
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Genetic variation in vitamin B-12 content of bovine milk and its association with SNP along the bovine genome. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Vitamin B-12 (also called cobalamin) is essential for human health and current intake levels of vitamin B-12 are considered to be too low. Natural enrichment of the vitamin B-12 content in milk, an important dietary source of vitamin B-12, may help to ...
Marc J M Rutten +4 more
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Validity and reproducibility of folate and vitamin B12 intakes estimated from a self-administered diet history questionnaire in Japanese pregnant women [PDF]
Nutrition Journal, 2012 Background No validated dietary questionnaire for assessing folate and vitamin B12 intakes during pregnancy is available in Japan. We evaluated the validity and reproducibility of intakes of folate and vitamin B12 estimated from a self-administered diet ...
Shiraishi Mie +5 more
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Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B12 and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Nutrition Journal, 2011 Background The effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on vitamin B12 and folate has hither to not been reported in African HIV infected children. This paper describes vitamin B12 and folate status of Ugandan HIV infected children aged 1-5 years
Bolann Bjørn J +4 more
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Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine as Indicators of Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Cancer. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Normal or high serum vitamin B-12 levels can sometimes be seen in a B-12 deficient state, and can therefore be misleading. High levels of Methymalonic Acid (MMA) and Homocysteine (HC) have been identified as better indicators of B-12 deficiency than the ...
Pankaj Vashi +4 more
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Coexistence of pernicious anemia and prostate cancer - 'an experiment of nature' involving vitamin B12 modulation of prostate cancer growth and metabolism: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction This report presents the clinical and laboratory course of a patient with prostate cancer and severe vitamin B12 deficiency undergoing watchful waiting for prostate cancer.
Rainville Christa +2 more
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Prebiotic Vitamin B$_3$ Synthesis in Carbonaceous Planetesimals [PDF]
ChemPlusChem 2023, e202300508, 2023 Aqueous chemistry within carbonaceous planetesimals is promising for synthesizing prebiotic organic matter essential to all life. Meteorites derived from these planetesimals delivered these life building blocks to the early Earth, potentially facilitating the origins of life.
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Journal of Health Sciences, 2013 Introduction: The role of hyperhomocysteinemia in psychotic disorder can be explained by partial antagonism of homocysteine on NMDA-glycine receptor. Plasma concentration of homocysteine is an indicator of the status of the B-vitamins (folate, B12, B6 ...
Saida Fisekovic +5 more
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The Necessity of Attention to Vitamin B12 Level Examination in Diabetic Patients Treated with Metformin [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2017 people need to have healthy methods of therapy because such methods can protect one’s health(1, 2).Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent metabolic disorder and paying adequate attention to areas related to this condition is very necessary (3 ...
Sayed Alireza Mirsane +1 more
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