Role of serum holotranscobalamin (holoTC) in the diagnosis of patients with low serum cobalamin. Comparison with methylmalonic acid and homocysteine

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 565-569

  Remacha, A F ^a   Sarda M P ^a   Canals, C ^a   Queralto J M ^a   Zapico, E ^a   Remacha, J ^a   Carrascosa, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Folate; Holotranscobalamin; Homocysteine; Iron deficiency; Methylmalonic acid; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; TRANSCOBALAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896320373     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1905-z     Document Type: Article

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