What causes high Total serum iron and low Vitamin B12?

High Total serum iron and low Vitamin B12 can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Vitamin B12 is in between 211 pg/mL and 911 pg/mL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Vitamin B12 respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.702
5-10 years	41.416
10-15 years	42.142
15-20 years	42.881
20-25 years	43.633
25-30 years	44.398
30-35 years	45.177
35-40 years	45.969
40-45 years	46.775
45-50 years	47.595
50-55 years	48.43
55-60 years	49.279
60-70 years	50.143
70-80 years	51.023
80-90 years	51.918
90-100 years	52.829
>100 years	53.756

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Total serum iron levels include:

• Anemia
• Your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells
• Iron overload
• Iron poisoning
• Gastrointestinal blood loss

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Normal range of Vitamin B12 : 211 - 911 pg/mL

Ideal values of Vitamin B12 depending on age :

Age	Ideal Vitamin B12 value
<5 years	214.701
5-10 years	218.467
10-15 years	222.299
15-20 years	226.198
20-25 years	230.166
25-30 years	234.203
30-35 years	238.311
35-40 years	242.491
40-45 years	246.744
45-50 years	251.072
50-55 years	255.476
55-60 years	259.957
60-70 years	264.517
70-80 years	269.157
80-90 years	273.878
90-100 years	278.682
>100 years	283.57

High Total serum iron and low Vitamin B12 can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Vitamin B12 blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 211 pg/mL for Vitamin B12, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Total serum iron and Vitamin B12 Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and Vitamin B12 tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and Vitamin B12 blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Total serum iron and Vitamin B12 Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• MedlinePlus – Serum iron test
• Cleveland Clinic – Iron Blood Test: What It Is & Results
• NIH – Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, total iron binding capacity