hereditary folate malabsorption

Summary
Synonym
  • congenital defect of folate absorption
  • congenital folate malabsorption
Definition
A vitamin metabolic disorder characterized by impaired intestinal folate absorption and impaired transport of folate into the central nervous system resulting in megaloblastic anemia, diarrhea, immune deficiency, infections, and neurologic deficits that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLC46A1 gene on chromosome 17q11.2.
Super Class
autosomal recessive disease vitamin metabolic disorder
Disease Ontology
DOID:0111678
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
UMLS
NCI Thesaurus
ORDO
GARD
Related Genes
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
113235 SLC46A1 solute carrier family 46 member 1
Related Glycoprotein
Displaying 1 entry
UniProt ID Protein Name Source
Q96NT5 Proton-coupled folate transporter

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