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Folate is necessary to make red blood cells. It also helps in repairing cells and making DNA. The source of folate is green leafy vegetables, fruits, liver, kidney and to a lesser extent, muscle meats, cereals and milk. The average daily requirement is 100-200μg.
RBC folate test measures the vitamin B9 in individual RBCs and is also called folic acid.
Red cells contain 20-50 times more folate than the serum; thus red cells folate assay is a more reliable indicator of tissue stores of folate than serum folate assay.
The reference range for the level of folate in red blood cells (RBC) varies with age:
It means you have: Folate deficiency anaemia
Increased folate can be linked to homocysteine and higher homocysteine can cause cardiovascular problems
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