Items for "vitamin B12 deficiency"

Renal impairment compromises the use of total homocysteine and methylmalonic acid but not total vitamin B₁₂ and holotranscobalamin in screening for vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in the aged

Background: Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency and renal impairment are common in the aged, and therefore the screening test for vitamin B₁₂ deficiency should not be affected by renal function...

Keywords: aged, holotranscobalamin, homocysteine, renal impairment, screening, vitamin B12 deficiency