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methylmalonic acid and Malabsorption Syndromes

methylmalonic acid has been researched along with Malabsorption Syndromes in 11 studies

Methylmalonic Acid: A malonic acid derivative which is a vital intermediate in the metabolism of fat and protein. Abnormalities in methylmalonic acid metabolism lead to methylmalonic aciduria. This metabolic disease is attributed to a block in the enzymatic conversion of methylmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoA.
methylmalonic acid : A dicarboxylic acid that is malonic acid in which one of the methylene hydrogens is substituted by a methyl group.

Malabsorption Syndromes: General term for a group of MALNUTRITION syndromes caused by failure of normal INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"A 7-month-old boy presented with vomiting and failure to thrive associated with proteinuria, methylmalonic aciduria and macrocytosis, but without anaemia."3.67Selective vitamin B12 malabsorption without anaemia but with profound failure to thrive. ( Auchterlonie, IA; Campbell, AG; Thom, H, 1985)
"Diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency is typically based on measurement of serum vitamin B12 levels; however, about 50 percent of patients with subclinical disease have normal B12 levels."2.42Vitamin B12 deficiency. ( Brown, DL; Oh, R, 2003)

Research

Studies (11)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (18.18)18.7374
1990's2 (18.18)18.2507
2000's2 (18.18)29.6817
2010's5 (45.45)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Kook, PH2
Reusch, CE1
Hersberger, M2
Sukumar, N1
Saravanan, P1
Watkins, D1
Rosenblatt, DS1
Watanabe, T1
Hoshi, K1
Zhang, C1
Ishida, Y1
Sakata, I1
Oh, R1
Brown, DL1
Campbell, CD1
Ganesh, J1
Ficicioglu, C1
Joosten, E1
Pelemans, W1
Devos, P1
Lesaffre, E1
Goossens, W1
Criel, A1
Verhaeghe, R1
Rosenberg, LE1
Fyfe, JC1
Giger, U1
Hall, CA1
Jezyk, PF1
Klumpp, SA1
Levine, JS1
Patterson, DF1
Auchterlonie, IA1
Thom, H1
Campbell, AG1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Effect of Oral Vitamin B12 Administration for Vitamin B12 Deficiency After Total Gastrectomy[NCT00699478]Phase 230 participants (Actual)Interventional2008-04-30Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

2 reviews available for methylmalonic acid and Malabsorption Syndromes

ArticleYear
Vitamin B12 deficiency.
    American family physician, 2003, Mar-01, Volume: 67, Issue:5

    Topics: Humans; Malabsorption Syndromes; Mental Disorders; Methylmalonic Acid; Nervous System Diseases; Prac

2003
Vitamin-responsive inherited metabolic disorders.
    Advances in human genetics, 1976, Volume: 6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anemia, Megaloblastic; Avitaminosis; Biological Transport; Biotin; Carrier Protei

1976

Other Studies

9 other studies available for methylmalonic acid and Malabsorption Syndromes

ArticleYear
Prospective long-term evaluation of parenteral hydroxocobalamin supplementation in juvenile beagles with selective intestinal cobalamin malabsorption (Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome).
    Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2018, Volume: 32, Issue:3

    Topics: Anemia, Megaloblastic; Animals; Creatinine; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Drug Administration Schedule; Female

2018
Daily oral cyanocobalamin supplementation in Beagles with hereditary cobalamin malabsorption (Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome) maintains normal clinical and cellular cobalamin status.
    Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2019, Volume: 33, Issue:2

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Anemia, Megaloblastic; Animals; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Female; Malabsorption Synd

2019
Investigating vitamin B12 deficiency.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2019, May-10, Volume: 365

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Biomarkers; Female; Folic Acid; Health Surveys; Homocysteine; Humans; Infant; Malabsorp

2019
Inborn errors of cobalamin absorption and metabolism.
    American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics, 2011, Feb-15, Volume: 157C, Issue:1

    Topics: Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Anemia, Megaloblastic; Cobamides; Homocysteine; Humans; Hyperh

2011
Hyperammonaemia due to cobalamin malabsorption in a cat with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
    Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2012, Volume: 14, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Cat Diseases; Cats; Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency; Hyperammonemia; Malabsorption Syndro

2012
Two newborns with nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency: challenges in newborn screening for vitamin B12 deficiency.
    Haematologica, 2005, Volume: 90, Issue:12 Suppl

    Topics: Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain; Anemia, Pernicious; Autoimmune Diseases; Biomarkers; Carnitine;

2005
Cobalamin absorption and serum homocysteine and methylmalonic acid in elderly subjects with low serum cobalamin.
    European journal of haematology, 1993, Volume: 51, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Homocysteine; Humans; Intestinal Absorptio

1993
Inherited selective intestinal cobalamin malabsorption and cobalamin deficiency in dogs.
    Pediatric research, 1991, Volume: 29, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Female; Genes, Recessive; Ileum; Intrinsic Factor; Malabsorption Syndro

1991
Selective vitamin B12 malabsorption without anaemia but with profound failure to thrive.
    Acta paediatrica Scandinavica, 1985, Volume: 74, Issue:3

    Topics: Child, Preschool; Dietary Proteins; Humans; Infant; Malabsorption Syndromes; Male; Methylmalonic Aci

1985