Hypocupremia associated with prior vitamin B12 deficiency.
Clinical similarities between vitamin B(12) and copper deficiencies prompted us to investigate if hypocupremia is present in patients receiving vitamin B(12) supplementation. Our pilot study results indicate that a significant number of elderly patients with prior diagnosis of vitamin B(12) deficiency have also undiagnosed hypocupremia.
Prodan
Calin I
CI
Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. calin-prodan@ouhsc.edu
Bottomley
Sylvia S
SS
Vincent
Andrea S
AS
Cowan
Linda D
LD
Holland
Neil R
NR
Lind
Stuart E
SE
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000032:analysis*; D003300:Copper / Q000172:deficiency*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications
D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin; D014805:Vitamin B 12