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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, Persis Edwin, Brenten Popiel, Carolyn Lammersfeld, Digant Gupta   +4 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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Low vitamin D status adversely affects bone health parameters in adolescents [PDF]

, 2008
Background: The effects of subclinical vitamin D deficiency on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover in adolescents, especially in boys, are unclear.Objective: We aimed to investigate the relations of different stages of vitamin D status and BMD ...
Dubitzky, Werner, Cashman, Kevin D, Robson, Paula J, Cotter, Alice A, Kiely, Mairead, Wallace, Julie MW, Strain, J J, Boreham, Colin A, Flynn, Albert, Hill, Tom R, Murray, Liam   +10 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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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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Vitamin B-12 deficiency stimulates osteoclastogenesis via increased homocysteine and methylmalonic acid [PDF]

, 2009
The risk of nutrient deficiencies increases with age in our modern Western society, and vitamin B(12) deficiency is especially prevalent in the elderly and causes increased homocysteine (Hcy) and methylmalonic acid (MMA) levels.
Bravenboer, N., Vaes, Bart L T, Vaes, B.L.T., Everts, V., Wilma T. Steegenga, Bravenboer, Nathalie, Steegenga, W.T., Lute, Carolien, Carolien Lute, de Groot, L.C.P.G.M., Müller, M.R., Henk J. Blom, de Groot, C.P.G.M., Muller, M., Dhonukshe-Rutten, R.A.M., de Groot, Lisette C P G M, Dhonukshe-Rutten, R.A., Bart L. T. Vaes, Teun J. de Vries, Blom, Henk J, Nathalie Bravenboer, Groot, L.C.P.G.M. de, de Vries, Teun J, Müller, Michael, Everts, Vincent, Rosalie A. Dhonukshe-Rutten, Michael Müller, de Vries, T.J., Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot, Dhonukshe-Rutten, Rosalie A, Steegenga, Wilma T, Groot, C.P.G.M., de, Lute, C., Vries, T. J., Blom, H.J., Everts, V, Vries, T.J., de, Vincent Everts   +37 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Vitamin B(12) Deficiency among Pregnant Women in Rural Bangladesh

, 2022
Vitamin B(12) deficiency is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes. However, data on vitamin B(12) deficiency in pregnant Bangladeshi women are limited.
Odunayo Ifeoluwa Sobowale, Raqib, Rubhana, Anjan Kumar Roy, Rubhana Raqib, Ahmed, Faruk, Faruk Ahmed, Sobowale, Odunayo Ifeoluwa, Khan, Moududur Rahman, Roy, Anjan Kumar, Moududur Rahman Khan   +9 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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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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