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Should transcobalamin deficiency be treated aggressively?
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Jun 2010
Schiff Manuel, Ogier de Baulny Hélène, Bard Ghislaine, Barlogis Vincent, Hamel Christian, Moat Stuart J, Odent Sylvie, Shortland Graham, Touati Guy, Giraudier Stéphane
Abstract excerpt
Transcobalamin (transcobalamin II, TC) transports plasma vitamin B(12) (cobalamin, Cbl) into cells. TC deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder causing intracellular Cbl depletion, which in turn causes megaloblastic bone marrow failure, accumulation of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid, and methionine depletion. The clinical presentation reflects intracellular Cbl defects, with early-onset failure to...
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