Medical term:
transcobalamin
transcobalamin
[trans″ko-bal´ah-min]either of two plasma proteins, transcobalamin I and transcobalamin II, that bind and transport cobalamins, including vitamin B12 (see vitamin). Deficiency of transcobalamin II results in failure of immunoglobulin production, megaloblastic anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, and intestinal villous atrophy, and is correctable by vitamin B12 therapy.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
trans·co·bal·a·mins
(trans'kō-bal'ă-minz),Substances included in "R binder," the name given a family of cobalamin-binding proteins; deficiencies have been associated with low serum cobalamin levels, and can lead to megaloblastic anemia.
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trans·co·bal·a·mins
(trans'kō-bal'ă-minz)Substances included in "R binder," the name given a family of cobalamin-binding proteins; deficiencies have been associated with low serum cobalamin levels, and can lead to megaloblastic anemia.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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