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Misc. Lab Diagnostics
vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency
diagnoses

definition

lab: vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency:
Erythrocyte glutamate oxaloacetic transaminase (EGOT)

• This is a functional test for measuring vitamin B6 status. This test involves measuring the activity of EGOT enzyme as you increase the daily intake of vitamin B6. As you increase supplemental vitamin B6, the activity of EGOT continues to go up. Eventually you reach a daily dose of vitamin B6 that no longer increases the activity of the enzyme. It is at this point that you have reached the maximal dose that is functional in the body. (Meridian Labs).

(Marz)


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