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Disease beriberi
Phenotype C0005122|beriberi
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PubMedID- 26038403 Later he realized that this and many similar patients were suffering from beriberi as a result of vitamin b1 deficiency only after many years.2 while he became more and more confident with his successes, he also became humbler and wiser with each of his failures.
PubMedID- 22205947 This outbreak of beriberi due to thiamine deficiency occurred in one of the most unstable and insecure settings in the world.
PubMedID- 24250863 45 on the other hand, thiamine deficiency may lead to beriberi which in turn leads to a sensory axonal neuropathy and may be presented by burning feet and cardiac failure.46 the main absorptive site for vitamin b12 is the distal part of the small intestine.
PubMedID- 24303502 Since the vitamin b1 level was reduced to 12 ng/ml (normally 20-50 ng/ml), a diagnosis of cardiac beriberi due to vitamin b1 deficiency was made.
PubMedID- 25788834 Pellagra, which is an l-tryptophan (l-trp) and niacin deficiency syndrome,1,2 prevails in regions of high maize consumption3 because the maize protein, zein, is low in l-trp.4 beriberi, which is due to vitamin b1 deficiency,5 prevails in regions of high rice consumption6 because rice protein is high in l-trp7 but has low levels of vitamin b1 in polished rice.8 with regard to wheat consumption regions, some special nutrient-deficiency diseases are not well understood.

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