Follow Up of Abnormal Newborn Screen for Homocysteine Metabolism—2 Case Reports

Sridevi Devaraj

doi:10.53941/ijctm.2025.1000020

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Case Report

Follow Up of Abnormal Newborn Screen for Homocysteine Metabolism—2 Case Reports

Ridwan B. Ibrahim^{1, 2}

,

Nazmin Bithi^{1, 2}

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Adetoun A. Ejilemele^{1, 2}

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Sridevi Devaraj^{1, 2, *}

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Submitted: 1 Apr 2025 | Accepted: 22 Apr 2025 | Published: 2 Jul 2025

Abstract

Two patients with abnormal newborn screens related to homocysteine metabolism are presented; one presenting with cobalamin c deficiency and the other with homocystinuria. These 2 case reports elucidate the workup for patients with homocysteine abnormalities following an abnormal newborn screen (NBS).

Keywords

homocysteine | cobalamin | newborn screen

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Ibrahim, R. B., Bithi, N., Ejilemele, A. A., & Devaraj, S. (2025). Follow Up of Abnormal Newborn Screen for Homocysteine Metabolism—2 Case Reports. International Journal of Clinical and Translational Medicine, 1(3), 6. https://doi.org/10.53941/ijctm.2025.1000020

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