Sanfilippo Patient’s High Levels of Specific Amino Acid Was Due to B12 Deficiency, Case Report Contends
A patient with Sanfilippo syndrome and poor nutritional status developed high levels of homocysteine — an amino acid likely due to a functional deficiency of vitamin B12, according to a case report. The study titled, “Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia along with increased levels of B12 in a 21-y boy with the Sanfilippo…