"Transcobalamins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of carrier proteins which bind with VITAMIN B12 in the BLOOD and aid in its transport. Transcobalamin I migrates electrophoretically as a beta-globulin, while transcobalamins II and III migrate as alpha-globulins.
| Descriptor ID |
D014155
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.790.900 D12.776.157.800 D12.776.377.715.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Transcobalamins- Transcobalamins
- Vitamin B12-Binding Proteins
- Proteins, Vitamin B12-Binding
- Vitamin B12 Binding Proteins
- Cobalamin-Binding Proteins
- Cobalamin Binding Proteins
- Proteins, Cobalamin-Binding
- Vitamin B 12-Binding Proteins
- Vitamin B 12 Binding Proteins
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transcobalamins" by people in Profiles.
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Update on transcobalamin deficiency: clinical presentation, treatment and outcome. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2014 May; 37(3):461-73.
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Genome-wide association study of vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine blood concentrations. Am J Hum Genet. 2009 Apr; 84(4):477-82.
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Multifocal anaplastic astrocytoma in a patient with hereditary colorectal cancer, transcobalamin II deficiency, agenesis of the corpus callosum, mental retardation, and inherited PMS2 mutation. Neuro Oncol. 2008 Feb; 10(1):93-7.
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Effects of TCN2 776C>G on vitamin B, folate, and total homocysteine levels in kidney transplant patients. Kidney Int. 2004 May; 65(5):1877-81.
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The reduction of cytochrome b558 and the activity of the respiratory burst oxidase from human neutrophils. J Biol Chem. 1992 Dec 05; 267(34):24400-7.