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Folacin

Alternative names:

deficiency - vitamin B9 (folacin); diet and folacin; folacin (vitamin B9) deficiency; folate; folic acid; pteroylglutamic acid; vitamin B9; vitamin B9 (folacin) deficiency

Side effects:

Folacin deficiency may cause poor growth, graying hair, inflammation of the tongue (glossitis), mouth ulcers, peptic ulcer, and diarrhea. It may also result in hemolytic and megaloblastic anemias.

Doses of folacin that greatly exceed the RDA may obscure a serious condition called pernicious anemia.


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