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Elevated serum methylmalonic acid. How much comes from cobalamin deficiency and how much comes from the kidneys?

A. Lindgren Department of Internal Medicine, Boras Central Hospital, Boras, Sweden
Pages 15-19 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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