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High Levels of Vitamin B12 and Ferritin: Any pointers?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jan 23 7:55am | Replies (113)Comment receiving replies
Per MayoClinicLabs
Vitamin B12 Assay, Serum
Many other conditions are known to cause an increase in the serum vitamin B12 concentration and should be considered in the interpretation of the assay results, including:
Increased serum vitamin B12
Ingestion of vitamin C
Ingestion of estrogens
Ingestion of vitamin A
Hepatocellular injury
Myeloproliferative disorder
Uremia
Per UCSFHealth
Vitamin B12 level
An increased vitamin B12 level is uncommon. Usually, excess vitamin B12 is removed in the urine.
Conditions that can increase B12 level include:
Liver disease (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis)
Myeloproliferative disorders (for example, polycythemia vera and chronic myelogenous leukemia)
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- Vitamin B12 Assay, Serum https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/Overview/9154#Clinical-and-Interpretive
Do you have experience with abnormal vitamin B12 levels?