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pernicious anemia: see anemia anemia (ənē`mēə), condition in which the concentration of hemoglobin in the circulating blood is below normal. ..... Click the link for more information. . pernicious anemiaSlow-developing disease in which vitamin B12 (see vitamin B complex) deficiency impairs red-blood-cell production. It can result from a diet lacking in vitamin B12 or when intrinsic factor, a substance needed for intestinal absorption of B12, either is not produced by stomach cells or cannot bind to the vitamin. It causes weakness, waxy pallor, shiny tongue, and stomach, intestinal, and neurological problems. Its slow development can allow anemia to become very severe by the time of diagnosis. Monthly B12 injections into muscle soon reverses the anemia, but the injections must be continued for life. |
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12] is pernicious anemia and its accompanying neurological problems. 12], also known as cobalamin, not only help prevent pernicious anemia, they may also lower heart disease risk by reducing concentrations of the amino acid homocysteine in the blood. Most doctors treat pernicious anemia with B-12 injections, but they don't need to. |
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