Serum holotranscobalamine, vitamin B12, folic acid and homocysteine levels in alopecia areata patients

ERTUGRUL D., KARADAG A., TAKCI Z., Bilgili S., Ozkol H., TUTAL E., ...Daha Fazla

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.1-3, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/15569527.2012.683499
  • Dergi Adı: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-3
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Alopecia areata, folic acid, holotranscobalamine, PERNICIOUS-ANEMIA, ASSOCIATIONS, DISEASE
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Alopecia areata has been associated with many autoimmune diseases. There is a common belief that the prevalance of pernicious anemia is increased in patients with alopecia areata. In this study, we sought to investigate vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine metabolism in alopecia areata. We measured holotranscobalamine (holoTC), vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine levels in 75 patients with alopecia areata and 54 controls. We did not find any significant differences in these parameters between these groups. We think that alopecia areata may not be associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. The co-occurence of pernicious anemia and alopecia areata in rare autoimmune syndromes, may not justify routine measurements of these parameters in alopecia areata patients.