 Transcobalamins
"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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transcobalamins" by people in Profiles.
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Green R, Allen LH, Bj?rke-Monsen AL, Brito A, Gu?ant JL, Miller JW, Molloy AM, Nexo E, Stabler S, Toh BH, Ueland PM, Yajnik C. Vitamin B12 deficiency. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2017 Jun 29; 3:17040.
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Kurnat-Thoma EL, Pangilinan F, Matteini AM, Wong B, Pepper GA, Stabler SP, Guralnik JM, Brody LC. Association of Transcobalamin II (TCN2) and Transcobalamin II-Receptor (TCblR) Genetic Variations With Cobalamin Deficiency Parameters in Elderly Women. Biol Res Nurs. 2015 Jul; 17(4):444-54.
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Matteini AM, Walston JD, Bandeen-Roche K, Arking DE, Allen RH, Fried LP, Chakravarti A, Stabler SP, Fallin MD. Transcobalamin-II variants, decreased vitamin B12 availability and increased risk of frailty. J Nutr Health Aging. 2010 Jan; 14(1):73-7.
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