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What causes a vitamin b12 deficiency?
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Multiple causese: There are several causes: low stomach acid, pernicious anemia, poor consumption of foods containing B12 and a genetic predisposition that requires more B12 like mthfr gene defect.
Answered 6/29/2018
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