Hemolysis and hyperhomocysteinemia caused by cobalamin deficiency: Three case reports and review of the literature

Journal of Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Acharya, Utkarsh ^a   Gau, Jen Tzer ^a   Horvath, William ^b   Ventura, Paolo ^c   Hsueh, Chung Tsen ^d   Carlsen, Wayne ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77952591693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17568722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-1-26     Document Type: Review

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