Serum homocysteine and methylmalonic acid in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cobalaminopenia

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 859-863

  Pettersson, Tom ^a   Friman, Claes ^a   Abrahamsson, Lars ^b   Bo, Nilsson ^b   Bo, Norberg ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cobalaminopenia; Gastric dysfunction; Homocysteine; Methylmalonic acid; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ABSORPTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0031944655     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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