Methylmalonic Acidemia and Megaloblastic Anemia due to Congenital Intrinsic Factor Deficiency
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Congenital familial megaloblastic anemia.
Two sisters with a previously unreported megaloblastic anemia unassociated with a deficiency of either folic acid or vitamin B12 are described. Deficiencies of these vitamins were ruled out by standard studies. All other previously reported forms of megaloblastic anemia not secondary to a vitamin deficiency, such as orotic aciduria, were also excluded by appropriate studies. Optimal hemoglobin ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Case Reports and Studies
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2348-9820
DOI: 10.15744/2348-9820.5.202