pernicious anemia
MONDO:0008228Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pernicious anemia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B-12 deficiency due to impaired absorption. The impaired absorption of vitamin B-12 is secondary to atrophic gastritis and loss of gastric parietal cells.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0008228), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
15 names
Resolves to: pernicious anemia
- Also called
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