HealthMap

Methylmalonic acid - connections

Methylmalonic acid ->

• Assesses: Vitamin B12 (Specimen: blood; Condition: deficiency suspected and cellular measurement unavailable)
• Inversely Correlates With: Vitamin B12 activity

Vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid combination - connections

Vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid combination ->

• Benefits: Alzheimer's disease (Polarity: negative; Evidence: another study; Population: Alzheimer's patients)
• Slows: Brain shrinkage (Evidence: one trial)

Vitamin B12 deficiency - connections

Vitamin B12 deficiency ->

• Causes: Pernicious anemia (Duration: long-term)
• Causes: Demyelination (Duration: long-term; Modality: can)
• Causes: Nerve damage (Timing: later stages; Reversibility: may not)
• Causes: Finger and toe tingling or numbness (Typicality: typical)
• Enlarges: Red blood cells (Degree: abnormally)
• Harms: Vegetarian children (Degree: much more serious)
• Reduces: Platelet formation
• Reduces: White blood cells (Duration: long-term)

-> Vitamin B12 deficiency

• Folic acid - Causes (Frequency: regularly; Modality: can)
• Helicobacter pylori - Causes (Modal: can; Mechanism: lowered stomach acid and parietal-cell damage)
• Celiac disease, Malabsorption disorders, Parasites, Small intestine malfunction, Stomach malfunction - Causes (Modality: can)
• Small intestine surgical removal, Stomach surgical removal - Causes (Modality: can; Extent: parts)
• Stomach acid - Contributes To (Level: low; Independence: H. pylori; Modal: can)