I agree, first suspect the vitamin deficiency in at
risk patients (alcoholics, faddists, CAPD patients,
elderly subjects at nursing homes, dementia, self
neglect ...etc), then treat. This is a more
practical/feasible/safe approach.
reagards
Mohammad
--- "Mainwaring-Burton Richard (RGZ)"
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Measuring RCT or thiamine is a waste of time and
> resources in the routine
> environment (in my view).
> I once calculated that the real cost of a RCT assay
> would fund some 50
> years' supply of thiamine tablets.
> with best wishes
>
> Richard
>
> Richard Mainwaring-Burton
> Consultant Biochemist
> Queen Mary's Hospital
> Sidcup, Kent
> DA14 6LT
> 020-8308-3084
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 13 November 2003 21:51
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> Subject: Thiamine deficiency
>
>
> Does anyone have any experience of using direct
> Thiamine assays as opposed
> to red cell transketolase (RCT)? Is the direct assay
> as sensitive and
> specific as the RCT in terms of picking up thiamine
> deficiency?
> I have done a literature search and found very
> little.
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