LOINC display name : S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocystine pattern Nar [Interp];
LOINC long common name : S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocystine pattern [Interpretation] in Serum or
Plasma Narrative;
LOINC short name : SAMe and SAH pattern SerPl-Imp;
LOINC description : S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) levels are measured when
investigating folate and vitamin B12 deficiency, and the ratio of SAH to SAM is also
used as a measure of methylation status. Low levels of SAM have also been associated
with depression, dementia, vacuolar myelopathy and liver disease.;