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===Folic acid, B<sub>12</sub> and iron=== A complex interaction occurs between folic acid, [[Vitamin B12|vitamin B<sub>12</sub>]], and [[Human iron metabolism|iron]]. A deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B<sub>12</sub> may mask the deficiency of iron; so when taken as dietary supplements, the three need to be in balance.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Vreugdenhil G, Wognum AW, van Eijk HG, Swaak AJ|title=Anaemia in rheumatoid arthritis: the role of iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiency, and erythropoietin responsiveness|journal=Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases|volume=49|issue=2|pages=93β8|date=February 1990|pmid=2317122|pmc=1003985|doi=10.1136/ard.49.2.93}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Allen RH, Stabler SP, Savage DG, Lindenbaum J|date=June 1990|title=Diagnosis of cobalamin deficiency I: usefulness of serum methylmalonic acid and total homocysteine concentrations|journal=American Journal of Hematology|volume=34|issue=2|pages=90β8|doi=10.1002/ajh.2830340204|pmid=2339683|s2cid=23092095}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Reynolds E|s2cid=2165819|title=Vitamin B12, folic acid, and the nervous system|journal=The Lancet. Neurology|volume=5|issue=11|pages=949β60|date=November 2006|pmid=17052662|doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70598-1}}</ref>
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