Open AccessHyperhomocysteinemia and elevated methylmalonic acid indicate a high prevalence of cobalamin deficiency in Asian Indians
Author(s) -
Helga Refsum,
Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,
Milind Gadkari,
Jörn Schneede,
Dan J. Stein,
Lars Örning,
A. B. Guttormsen,
A Joglekar,
Mehmood G. Sayyad,
Arve Ulvik,
Per Magne Ueland
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/74.2.233
Subject(s) - cobalamin , methylmalonic acid , hyperhomocysteinemia , medicine , homocysteine , diabetes mellitus , vitamin b12 , population , gastroenterology , endocrinology , environmental health
In India, most people adhere to a vegetarian diet, which may lead to cobalamin deficiency.
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