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B12/Folate Problem set

Question 1:"Folate trapping" in a vitamin B12 deficiency

Insufficient Vitamin B12 often creates an apparent folate deficiency by trapping which folate intermediate?

A. folic acid
B. dihydrofolate (DHF)
C. tetrahydrofolate (THF)
D. N5-methyl THF
E. N10-formyl THF

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