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The Cobalamin Binding Proteins

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The Cobalamin-Binding Proteins Transcobalamin and Haptocorrin in Maternal and Cord Blood Sera at Birth
Background: Two proteins carry vitamin B12 in plasma. Transcobalamin (TC) carries ~25% of total plasma vitamin B12 and is 6% to 20% saturated with cobalamin. Haptocorrin (HC) binds ~80% of total cobalamin and is largely saturated with cobalamin. Methods: We investigated the distribution and the ...
February 1, 2006; Clinical Chemistry

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