Expanded Newborn Screening for Detection of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Authors:
- Kyriakie SarafoglouKSKyriakie Sarafoglou
- John RodgersJRJohn Rodgers
- Amy HietalaAHAmy Hietala
- Dietrich MaternDMDietrich Matern
- Kristi BentlerKBKristi Bentler
Open Access
- 23 March 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 305 (12) , 1198-1200
Abstract
To the Editor: When undiagnosed, infant vitamin B12 deficiency can result in anemia, failure to thrive, developmental regression, and neurological deficits andKeywords
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