Open AccessFraction of Total Plasma Vitamin B12 Bound to Transcobalamin Correlates with Cognitive Function in Elderly Latinos with Depressive Symptoms
Author(s) -
Marjorie G Garrod,
Ralph Green,
Lindsay H. Allen,
Dan Mungas,
William J. Jagust,
Mary N. Haan,
Joshua W. Miller
Publication year - 2008
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.2007.102632
Subject(s) - vitamin b12 , fraction (chemistry) , depressive symptoms , cognition , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , chemistry , chromatography
The fraction of total plasma vitamin B(12) bound to transcobalamin (holoTC/B12 ratio) may reflect tissue levels of the vitamin, but its clinical relevance is unclear.
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