Utility and limitations of biochemical markers of vitamin B12 deficiency

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-237

  Herrmann, Wolfgang ^a   Obeid, Rima ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Holotranscobalamin; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID; TRANSCOBALAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; HUMANS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84873992259     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eci.12034     Document Type: Article

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