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Hematology · Hematology / Vitamin deficiencies

Imerslund–Gräsbeck syndrome

Also known as: Selective cobalamin malabsorption with proteinuria

Recessive vitamin B12 malabsorption.

Medical specialty
Hematology
Subspecialty
Hematology / Vitamin deficiencies
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes
Gene(s) involved
AMN, CUBN

Etiology & mechanism

Cubilin or amnionless defects.

Gene(s) involved (2)

AMNCUBN

Symptoms & signs (4)

failure to thrivemegaloblastic anemianeurologic signsproteinuria
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