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Nibsc Folate
Folate deficiency means you have a lower-than-normal amount of folic acid, a type of B vitamin, in your blood.
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Alternative Names
Deficiency - folic acid, Folic acid deficiency
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Folic acid works along with vitamin B12 and vitamin C to help the body break down, use, and create new proteins. The vitamin helps form red blood cells and produce DNA, the building block of the human body, which carries genetic information.
Folic acid is a type...
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Folate-deficiency anemia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folate-deficiency anemia is a decrease in red blood cells (anemia) due to a lack of folate.Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have... Read more »
Folic acid (folate)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. It is the man-made (synthetic) form of folate that is found in supplements and added to fortified foods.Folic acid... Read more »
Folic acid: test
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folate - test References McPherson RA and Pincus MR. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed.... Read more »
Folic Acid
Source: Breastcancer.org
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Megaloblastic anemia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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