title: Hypocupremia associated with prior vitamin B12 deficiency.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. calin-prodan@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Calin I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Prodan
authors.forename: Sylvia S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bottomley
authors.forename: Andrea S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Linda D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Stuart E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lind
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin; D014805:Vitamin B 12