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What is the name of the b12 blood test?
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Not sure what you: are referring to? Serum vitamin B12 level ? Vitamin B12 Binding Capacity test?
Answered 5/5/2019
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B12 testing: Two B12 blood tests are useful - serum B12 level, and homocysteine level. Homocysteine indicates effective B12 actions - higher homocysteine means less B12 effect / which can happen even with normal or low normal serum B12 levels.
Answered 7/16/2018
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