What should folate levels be?

What should folate levels be?

2.7 to 17.0 nanograms per milliliter
The normal range is 2.7 to 17.0 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) or 6.12 to 38.52 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L). Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different labs. Talk to your provider about the meaning of your test results.

What is the normal value of vitamin B12?

Normal values are 160 to 950 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL), or 118 to 701 picomoles per liter (pmol/L). Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or may test different samples.

What is a high folate reading?

High values High levels of folate in the blood may mean that you eat a diet rich in folate or folic acid, take vitamins, or take folic acid pills. Consuming more folate than the body needs does not cause problems. High folate levels can also mean a vitamin B12 deficiency. Body cells need vitamin B12 to use folate.

Is folate the same as B12?

Vitamin B12 is an especially important vitamin for maintaining healthy nerve cells, and it helps in the production of DNA and RNA, the body’s genetic material. Vitamin B12 works closely with vitamin B9, also called folate or folic acid, to help make red blood cells and to help iron work better in the body.

What is folate on a blood test?

A folate test measures the amount of folate in the blood. Folate is one of many B vitamins. The body needs folate for normal growth and to make red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), and platelets. Folate also is important for the normal development of a baby (fetus).

What are normal B12 and folate levels?

The normal range for vitamin B12 can vary slightly depending on the lab. But a normal level of vitamin B12 in your bloodstream is generally between 190 and 950 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL). Between 200 to 300 pg/mL is considered borderline and your doctor may do more testing.

What is high methylmalonic acid?

Methylmalonic acid (MMA) is a substance that is created when your body digests protein. The amount of vitamin B12 in your body controls how much MMA your body makes. A high amount of MMA typically means you have a vitamin B12 deficiency.‌

What is low methylmalonic acid?

Low levels of B-12 can cause anemia. This is when your body does not make enough red blood cells. This test is used to diagnose a mild and early shortage of vitamin B-12. A high level of MMA can mean that you have a low level of B-12.

What is the normal range for B12 in blood test?

Understanding the Results. The normal range for vitamin B12 can vary slightly depending on the lab. But a normal level of vitamin B12 in your bloodstream is generally between 190 and 950 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL). Between 200 to 300 pg/mL is considered borderline and your doctor may do more testing.

What is the significance of cobalamin levels above the control range?

There is no known significance of values exceeding the control range. Pancreatic function should be evaluated in dogs and cats with cobalamin deficiency as cobalamin absorption is dependent on exocrine pancreatic function.

What is cobalamin (vitamin B12)?

Vitamin B 12 (Cobalamin) – B12 is decreased in pernicious anemia, total or partial gastrectomy, malabsorption and certain congenital and biochemical disorders.

Is elevated serum cobalamin a sign of serious disease?

Affiliation 1Clinical Laboratory, Amphia Hospital, lokatie Langendijk, Breda, Netherlands. [email protected] PMID: 14636871 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2003.08.004 Abstract Elevated levels of serum cobalamin may be a sign of a serious, even life-threatening, disease.