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- Title
Assessment of vitamin B-12, folate, and vitamin B-6 status and relation to sulfur amino acid metabolism in neonates.
- Authors
Minet, J C; Bissé, E; Aebischer, C P; Beil, A; Wieland, H; Lütschg, J
- Abstract
Total serum homocysteine (tHcy) has been used as an indicator of intracellular vitamin B-12, vitamin B-6, and folate status in adults, but data for neonates and infants are lacking. Vitamin B-12 deficiency may have fatal effects on neurologic development in infants; therefore, early diagnosis is crucial.
- Publication
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2000, Vol 72, Issue 3, p751
- ISSN
0002-9165
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ajcn/72.3.751