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The aim of this study is to determine whether the automated assay of CSF TF is a helpful screening tool for CFD.<\/jats:p><jats:p>We analyzed CSF samples collected from 73 pediatric patients. We measured CSF TF, serum TF, and CSF 5MTHF in 73, 70, and 48 patients, respectively. The assay of 5MTHF was conducted by a newly developed system utilizing liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS\/MS). We investigated the correlation between TF and 5MTHF in the CSF.<\/jats:p><jats:p>There was a strong positive correlation between CSF TF and 5MTHF (\u03c1=0.930, p&lt;0.0001, n=48). Age was negatively correlated with CSF TF (\u03c1=\u22120.557, p&lt;0.0001, n=51), serum TF (\u03c1=\u22120.457, p=0.0008, n=51), and CSF 5MTHF (\u03c1=\u22120.387, p=0.0263, n=33), but not with the CSF\/serum TF ratio.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The automated assay of CSF TF is helpful to estimate CSF 5MTHF. 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