Conditions / Genetic

transcobalamin II deficiency

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A vitamin B12 deficiency that is characterized by a lack of vitamin B12 intestinal absorption resulting from a deficiency in the B12 transport protein TCII.

Signs and symptoms

  • Hepatomegaly
  • Erythroid hypoplasia
  • Failure to thrive
  • Irritability
  • Megaloblastic bone marrow
  • Methylmalonic aciduria
  • Macrocytic anemia
  • Vomiting
  • Pancytopenia
  • Lethargy

Also known as: TCN2 deficiency