Megaloblastic anaemia: Folic acid and vitamin B12 metabolism

Megaloblastic anaemia: Folic acid and vitamin B12 metabolism

Folic acid and cobalamin are B-group vitamins that play an essential role in many cellular processes. Deficiency in one or both of these vitamins causes megaloblastic anaemia, a disease characterized by the presence of megaloblasts. Megaloblasts occur when inhibition of DNA synthesis causes asynchro...

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Main Authors: H.B. Castellanos-Sinco, C.O. Ramos-Peñafiel, A. Santoyo-Sánchez, J. Collazo-Jaloma, C. Martínez-Murillo, E. Montaño-Figueroa, A. Sinco-Ángeles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2015-07-01
Series:Revista Médica del Hospital General de México
Subjects:
Megaloblastic anaemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Folic acid
Megaloblasts
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106315000426

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