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Overexpression of an unstable intrinsic factor-cobalamin receptor in Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9649473     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Two sisters with Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome who presented with clinical features of cobalamin deficiency are described. Intrinsic factor-cobalamin receptor (IFCR) activity and protein levels were determined in ileal biopsy specimens by using radioisotope assay and immunoblotting, respectively. IFCR activities in ileal homogenates expressed as femtomoles of ligand binding per milligram of protein were 38 +/- 4 in control tissue, 494 +/- 24 in patient 1, and 94 +/- 7 in patient 2. However, when assayed in the presence of IFCR antiserum, the ligand binding was inhibited by > 90% in both normal control and the patients with Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome. Immunoblotting of total membranes from the biopsy specimen of these 2 patients failed to detect an immunoreactive band of molecular mass of 185 kilodaltons. These findings are at variance with reports of decreased IFCR activity and indicate a new phenotype in which an active but an unstable receptor is overexpressed in Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome.
Authors:
D M Eaton; J H Livingston; B Seetharam; J W Puntis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gastroenterology     Volume:  115     ISSN:  0016-5085     ISO Abbreviation:  Gastroenterology     Publication Date:  1998 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-07-23     Completed Date:  1998-07-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374630     Medline TA:  Gastroenterology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  173-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Leeds, General Infirmary, England.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Female
Humans
Ileum / metabolism
Malabsorption Syndromes / metabolism*
Phenotype
Receptors, Cell Surface / biosynthesis*
Vitamin B 12 / metabolism*
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / etiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Cell Surface; 0/intrinsic factor-cobalamin receptor; 68-19-9/Vitamin B 12
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Gastroenterology. 1999 May;116(5):1274-6   [PMID:  10220529 ]

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