Novel and established markers of cobalamin deficiency: Complementary or exclusive diagnostic strategies

Seminars in Vascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-155

  Schneede, Jörn ^a,b   Ueland, Per Magne ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cobalamin deficiency; Diagnostic markers; HoloTC; Homocysteine; Methylmalonic acid

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; ELASTASE; GASTRIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LACTULOSE; MARKER; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PEPSINOGEN; PEPSINOGEN II; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

ABSORPTION; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHILLING TEST; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 21744453477     PISSN: 15289648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872399     Document Type: Review

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