Age dependency of plasma vitamin B12 status markers in Dutch children and adolescents

Background Vitamin B12 deficiency in children may be associated with (severe) neurological manifestations, therefore recognition is important. Diagnosing vitamin B12 deficiency in children is challenging. This study aimed to investigate plasma methylmalonic acid, holotranscobalamin, and total cobalamin in children 0-18 years of age and to estimate age-dependent reference intervals. Methods Plasma vitamin B12 markers were measured in collected plasma samples of 170 children 0-18 years visiting a local primary care laboratory. All had within-reference hemoglobin and MCV values. Pediatric plasma... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Heiner-Fokkema, M. Rebecca
Riphagen, Ineke J.
Wiersema, Nicole S.
van Zanden, Jelmer J.
Kootstra-Ros, Jenny E.
Pinxterhuis, Tineke H.
Hooimeijer, H. Louise
van Spronsen, Francjan J.
Kobold, Anneke C. Muller
de Jong, Wilhelmina H. A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Heiner-Fokkema , M R , Riphagen , I J , Wiersema , N S , van Zanden , J J , Kootstra-Ros , J E , Pinxterhuis , T H , Hooimeijer , H L , van Spronsen , F J , Kobold , A C M & de Jong , W H A 2021 , ' Age dependency of plasma vitamin B12 status markers in Dutch children and adolescents ' , Pediatric Research , vol. 90 , pp. 1058–1064 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01372-2
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27445844
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/42e6d513-fad1-4065-9974-4ceda268992e