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LDH enzyme (subtype 4H) is very abundant in red blood cells and heart muscle.

In vit B12 deficiency there is high destruction of red cells in the bone marrow and in the blood vessels. As RBCs ruptures they release their inner content into the blood stream. So that's how LDH goes up in the blood.

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