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Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in recurrent aphthous stomatitis patients with iron deficiency.

Journal of dental sciences · Wang YP, Wu YH, Lee YP, Chang JY, Sun A, Chiang CP · 2026-10-01

Researchers compared blood markers in recurrent aphthous stomatitis patients with iron deficiency against healthy controls, finding the patient group had significantly higher rates of anemia, vitamin deficiencies, elevated homocysteine, and gastric parietal cell antibodies.

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