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Does pernicious anaemia have any relation with folic acid deficiency?
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See below: Pernicious anemia, by definition is deficiency of vitamin B12 due to inability to absorb the vitamin. Folate deficiency can produce similar symptoms. It there is a possibility that you are deficient in B12, do not take folic acid alone; you must take B12 along with folic acid.
Answered 9/27/2015
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