Elevated serum vitamin B12 levels tied to severity and prognosis of chronic viral liver disease
Chronic liver disease is an immuno-compromised state, it is well known established fact but there are falsely elevated vitamin B12 levels in patients with chronic liver disease, which can be used as a severity and prognostic marker.
Researchers have found in new research that Falsely increased B12 levels are due to increased excretion of vitamin B12 in to serum from the liver and these serum B12 levels correlate with the severity and prognosis of the patient.
The research article entitled "Vitamin B12 as Severity and Prognostic Marker in Chronic Liver Disease." has been Published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India.
A team of researchers conducted research in order to investigate the association between vitamin B12 levels, liver disease severity, and long-term prognosis in such patients.
The duration of this study was six months among indoor patients admitted to the department of medicine of a tertiary care hospital in North-Eastern India.
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