Folate deficiency, also known as vitamin B9 deficiency, is a low level of folate and derivatives in the body. This may result in a type of anemia in which...

from foods or dietary supplements. Folate in the form of folic acid is used to treat anemia caused by folate deficiency. Folic acid is also used as a supplement...

donation. Causes of decreased production include iron deficiency, folate deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, thalassemia and a number of bone marrow tumors...

of spinal cord strongly suggests the presence of a B12 deficiency instead of folate deficiency. Methylmalonic acid, if not properly handled by B12, remains...

Cerebral folate deficiency is a condition in which concentrations of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate are low in the brain as measured in the cerebral spinal...

both are part of the same biopathway, folate deficiency is much more common and therefore more of a concern. Folate is required for the production and maintenance...

PMID 23193625. Retrieved 2 February 2019. Gordon, N (2009). "Cerebral folate deficiency". Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 51 (3): 180–182. doi:10...

and increased thiamine clearance associated with diabetes. Also, folate deficiency in early embryo development has been linked to neural tube defects...

PMID 28331572. Rossignol DA, Frye RE (November 2021). "Cerebral Folate Deficiency, Folate Receptor Alpha Autoantibodies and Leucovorin (Folinic Acid) Treatment...

by other factors than B12 deficiency, such as folate deficiency, pregnancy, oral contraceptive use, haptocorrin deficiency, and myeloma. High serum levels...