Possible cause of false normal B-12 assays

EDITOR-In response to Devalia, 1 we report a further eight cases of serum samples from patients with megaloblastic anaemia or subacute combined degeneration of the cord in whom current assays have failed to detect cobalamin deficiency.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 333; no. 7569; pp. 654 - 655
Main Authors Hamilton, Malcolm S, Blackmore, Sheena, Lee, Anne
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Abstract EDITOR-In response to Devalia, 1 we report a further eight cases of serum samples from patients with megaloblastic anaemia or subacute combined degeneration of the cord in whom current assays have failed to detect cobalamin deficiency.
AbstractList EDITOR-In response to Devalia, 1 we report a further eight cases of serum samples from patients with megaloblastic anaemia or subacute combined degeneration of the cord in whom current assays have failed to detect cobalamin deficiency.
Author Lee, Anne
Blackmore, Sheena
Hamilton, Malcolm S
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Humans
Letters
Megaloblastic anemia
Pretreatment
Vitamin B 12 - blood
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - diagnosis
Vitamin deficiency
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