Eurofins Biomnis code

B12

Synonyms

• Cobalamin

Specialty

Analytical Chemistry

Clinical significance

This test is useful in the diagnosis of deficiency which reveals as macrocytic anemia and certain neurological and psychiatric symptoms. Deficiency is most common in strict vegetarians, in gastrointestinal disease, in the elderly and in chronic alcoholics. High levels of vitamin B12 are associated with hematological disorders and liver disease, and occasionally in subjects with no other pathology (idiopathic hypervitaminosis).

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum
•   FROZEN
• Freezing within 4 hours

• A tube specifically for this analysis : Yes

Further information

1 individual aliquot for this analysis.

Methodology

CMIA

Turnaround time

1 day