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Impaired intestinal vitamin B1 (thiamin) uptake in thiamin transporter-2-deficient mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 2010
Reidling Jack C, Lambrecht Nils, Kassir Mohammad, Said Hamid M
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Intestinal thiamin uptake process is vital for maintaining normal body homeostasis of the vitamin; in vitro studies suggest that both thiamin transporter-1 (THTR-1) and -2 (THTR-2) are involved. Mutations in THTR-1 cause thiamin-responsive megaloblastic anemia, a tissue-specifi...
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