Journal
ACTA PAEDIATRICA
Volume 111, Issue 12, Pages 2315-2321Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/apa.16530
Keywords
homocysteine; newborn screening; nitrous oxide; risk factor; second-tier; vitamin b12 deficiency
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- Sykehuset i Vestfold
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This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for vitamin B12 deficiency in infants. The results indicated that the dose of nitrous oxide during labor was the strongest predictor for total homocysteine level in newborn screening dried blood spots.
Aim Risk factors for vitamin B12 deficiency in infants are not fully understood. The aim of the study was to assess predictors of total homocysteine and methylmalonic acid analysed in newborn screening dried blood spots. Methods In a Norwegian case control study, we analysed total homocysteine and methylmalonic acid in newborn screening dried blood spots of 86 infants clinically diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency during 2012-2018. Results were compared to 252 healthy infants and 400 dried blood spot controls. Medical records were reviewed, and mothers completed questionnaires. Results Both total homocysteine and methylmalonic acid were significantly higher on newborn screening dried blood spots in infants later clinically diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency than controls. Multiple regression analysis showed that the dose of nitrous oxide during labour was the strongest predictor for total homocysteine level in newborn screening dried blood spots for all infants, with larger effect in infants later clinically diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency than controls. Conclusion Nitrous oxide dose during labour was a predictor for total homocysteine and may impact the interpretation of total homocysteine analysis in newborn screening. Nitrous oxide is suggested as a contributing risk factor for infants prone to develop vitamin B12 deficiency.
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