Comparison of the deoxyuridine suppression test with serum levels of methylmalonic acid and homocysteine in mild cobalamin deficiency

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 311-318

  Carmel, Ralph ^a   Rasmussen, Karsten ^b   Jacobsen, Donald W ^c   Green, Ralph ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Research Institute   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cobalamin deficiency; deoxyuridine suppression; homocysteine; methylmalonic acid

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; DEOXYURIDINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030010213     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.5241067.x     Document Type: Article

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