[42] Low maternal vitamin B 12 , defined as serum concentration less than 148 pmol/L, increases the risk of miscarriage, preterm birth and newborn low birth weight
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When neurological symptoms are present, more intensive treatment is required: 1 mg hydroxocobalamin on alternate days until no further improvement occurs, followed by maintenance therapy every two months
The disorder is caused by a mutation in the gene that tells the body how to make hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to tissues throughout the body
The trial protocol was approved by the Madrid Region Clinical Research Ethics Committee ( Comit tico de Investigacin Clnica Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid ) on February 8 th 2011, and has been registered with ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT 01476007, and under EUDRACT number 2010-024129-20 [Oral Versus Intramuscular Cobalamin to treat Cobalamin Deficiency: Noninferiority randomised controlled trial, pragmatic and multi-center in the primary healthcare setting (OB12 project)]