Open AccessCobalamin Status and Its Biochemical Markers Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine in Different Age Groups from 4 Days to 19 Years
Author(s) -
Anne-Lise Bjørke Monsen,
Helga Refsum,
Trond Markestad,
Per Magne Ueland
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2003.019869
Subject(s) - cobalamin , methylmalonic acid , homocysteine , medicine , plasma homocysteine , blood plasma , endocrinology , chemistry , vitamin b12
Recent data indicate that cobalamin and folate status, including the metabolic markers methylmalonic acid (MMA) and total homocysteine (tHcy), undergo marked changes during childhood, particularly during the first year.
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