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| Preferred Name | Pernicious Anemia | |
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Pernicious Anemia Intrinsic Factor Deficiency Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency pernicious anemia |
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| Definitions |
Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B-12 deficiency due to impaired absorption. The impaired absorption of vitamin B-12 is secondary to atrophic gastritis and loss of gastric parietal cells. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2871 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency due to insufficient production of intrinsic factor by gastric parietal cells, which is essential for adequate absorption of vitamin B12. It is classically characterized by weakness and fatigue, glossitis, and paresthesias. A type of anemia (low red blood cell count) caused by the body's inability to absorb vitamin B12.
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C2871
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193183 |
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| DEFINITION |
Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B-12 deficiency due to impaired absorption. The impaired absorption of vitamin B-12 is secondary to atrophic gastritis and loss of gastric parietal cells.
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Pernicious Anemia Intrinsic Factor Deficiency Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency pernicious anemia
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Pernicious Anemia
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Pernicious_Anemia
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| Preferred_Name |
Pernicious Anemia
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Thesaurus:C2871
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Disease or Syndrome
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0002892
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