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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 ...
Vashi P, Edwin P, Popiel B, Lammersfeld C, Gupta D.   +4 more
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Study of Vitamin B ₁₂ deficiency and peripheral neuropathy in metformin-treated early Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016
Background: Long-term therapy with metformin was shown to decrease the Vitamin B 12 level and manifested as peripheral neuropathy. Aim: The aim of this study is to define the prevalence of Vitamin B 12 deficiency in early Type 2 diabetic patients ...
Kaushik Ghosh, RudraPrasad Roy, Manas Ghosh, Amitava Acharyya, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Mrinal Pal, Sisir Chakraborty, Nilanjan Sengupta   +7 more
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Prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and its associated neuropathy in patients taking long term metformin therapy in Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research, 2023
Background: Diabetic people on metformin are more likely to develop vitamin B12 deficiency. There has been little research into the duration of therapy and dose of metformin that causes B12 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy.
Suresh Kumar, Sivaprakash Varadan, Viswanathan P, Vaishnavi Sekar, Tanisha Singh, RB Sudagar Singh   +5 more
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VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY MIMICKING THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY: A CASE REPORT

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 2022
Objective: Vitamin B12 has an important role in DNA synthesis, erythrocyte development and neurological functions by the transfer of one-carbon methyl groups.
Müzeyyen Aslaner Ak, Selime Yiğit, Gizem Süren, Şehmus Ertop   +3 more
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Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency and Parkinson’s disease

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2023
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with various clinical manifestations, its origin not always can be explained only by dopamine deficiency. Long-term treatment with levodopa (especially its intraduodenal administration),
Z. A. Zalyalova, E. V. Ekusheva
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Plasma Vitamin B-12 Levels and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case-Control Study

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a frequent condition in the elderly population. High homocysteine levels, which can contribute to arterial damage and blood clots in blood vessels, usually indicate a deficiency in vitamin B-12.
Lochana Shrestha MD, Bikal Shrestha MD, Keyoor Gautam MD, Sagar Khadka MBBS, Namrata Mahara Rawal MD   +4 more
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Involvement of Spermidine in the Reduced Lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans During Vitamin B₁₂ Deficiency

Metabolites, 2019
Vitamin B12 deficiency leads to various symptoms such as neuropathy, growth retardation, and infertility. Vitamin B12 functions as a coenzyme for two enzymes involved in amino acid metabolisms.
Tomohiro Bito, Naho Okamoto, Kenji Otsuka, Yukinori Yabuta, Jiro Arima, Tsuyoshi Kawano, Fumio Watanabe   +6 more
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A study of clinical profile of vitamin B 12 deficiency with special reference to dermatologic manifestations in a Tertiary Care Hospital in sub-Himalayan Bengal

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2015
Background: Vitamin B 12 deficiency is thought to be uncommon in the eastern parts of India including Bengal and the eastern states as compared to the northern and southern parts of India.
Kaushik Sen, Pradyot Sinhamahapatra, Joseph Lalhmachhuana, Subhabrata Ray   +3 more
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Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia along with concomitant vitamin B12 deficiency in an adolescent girl: A rare occurrence

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Vitamin B12 deficiency is seen in countries like India mainly because of predominantly vegetarian diet and is a significant health problem. Patients present with various neurological and hematological manifestations of megaloblastic anemia.
Kapil Bhalla, Nisha Verma, Sanjiv Nanda, Ashish Gupta, Shuchi Mehra   +4 more
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Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone during Growth Hormone Treatment

Children, 2022
Background. There is some controversy concerning a potential interaction between vitamin D and PTH and the GH/IGF-1 axis. The goal of this study is to assess vitamin D and PTH status in children with GH deficiency at diagnostic and during treatment with ...
Teodoro Durá-Travé, Fidel Gallinas-Victoriano   +1 more
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