In your practice, do you usually check MMA and B12 simultaneously or start with B12 levels and check MMA only if indeterminate?

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Do you check B12 and MMA simultaneously or sequentially (sending MMA only if B12 is indeterminate)?

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Hematology · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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I usually check the B-12 level first. If it is very low, I treat and look for a response. If normal in the ambiguous zone, I get an MMA.

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