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Peering into genetic defects, CU scientists discover a new metabolic disease called cobalimin X, or cblX
An international team of scientists, including University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado researchers, has discovered a new disease related to an inability to process Vitamin B12. The disorder is rare but can be devastating. "Some people with rare inherited conditions cannot process vitamin B 12 properly," says CU researcher Tamim Shaikh, PhD, a geneticist and senior author of a paper about the new disease. "These individuals can end up having serious health problems, including developmental delay, epilepsy, anemia, stroke, psychosis and dementia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Endocrinology Source Type: news