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Join Date: Aug 2006
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B 12 deficiency
Hi Lindylanka, Yes, high homocysteine is associated with deficient B 12 levels. Also, high homocysteine levels occur with other "methylation pathway" factors including folic acid, and Vitamin B 6. Vitamin B12 functions as a co factor with the breakdown of folic acid (5-methyl tetrahydrofolate) to react with homocysteine to make methionine. Without this result (making methionine from homocysteine), high levels of homocysteine results.
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