Lynn_M
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I hope you'll update here if you learn anything more.
I hope you'll update here if you learn anything more.
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From the reading I've done on it, it sounds like the UBBC represents a deficiency in carriers, which essentially means you have enough serum b12 floating around but probably not enough of it getting into the cells. The mystery is whether it's a TCI/III deficiency or a TCII which would seem more serious.
The aymptoms I've been dealing with past 4 years include nausea, bloating, extreme weight loss pretty much muscle as I was in great shape prior, brain fog, POTS, low bp, muscle aches, chills w/o fever, mild anemia, very easy brushing with prolonged heal time, feelings of muscle tightness, and a few others.
My diagnosis was Lyme disease but this makes me wonder if it is incorrect or if there is another piece to the puzzle. If the UBBC is reflecting even a mildly low TCII it would seem to point towards not enough b12 in the cells them self.
If the wheelbarrow was full to use the reference above, reflected by UBBC being low, I would expect serum b12 to be especially high, not 400 or even 500. But I might be understanding exactly how the process works incorrectly.
All I know is that the research papers on true hereditary TCII deficiency all show normal serum b12 and low UBBC as lab findings. Scientists have also started finding that true Heridatary TCII isn't the only possible issue, and that there can be 'mild' deficiency or partial, still causing issues.
Maybe you can glean some nuggets from the references given in this article by LabCorp about their UBBC test.