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Pancytopenia from severe cobalamin (Vitamin B12) deficiency in Johanson–Blizzard syndrome

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    S Aubrey & M Rashid

  2. Division of Haematology and Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    B Crooks

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Aubrey, S., Crooks, B. & Rashid, M. Pancytopenia from severe cobalamin (Vitamin B12) deficiency in Johanson–Blizzard syndrome. Eur J Clin Nutr 67, 1118 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2013.140

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