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Copper deficiency, or hypocupremia, is defined either as insufficient copper to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum copper level below the normal range. [ 1] Symptoms may include fatigue, decreased red blood cells, early greying of the hair, and neurological problems presenting as numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, and ataxia. [ 2]
Menkes disease. Menkes disease ( MNK ), also known as Menkes syndrome, [ 1][ 2] is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes coding for the copper-transport protein ATP7A, [ 3] leading to copper deficiency. [ 4][ 5] Characteristic findings include kinky hair, growth failure, and nervous system deterioration.
The predominant cause of nutritional optic neuropathy is thought to be deficiency of B-complex vitamins, particularly thiamine [2] (vitamin B 1), cyanocobalamin (vitamin B 12) and recently copper. [3] Deficiency of pyridoxine (vitamin B 6), niacin (vitamin B 3), riboflavin (vitamin B 2), and/or folic acid also seems to play a role. Those ...
Chromium deficiency is described as the consequence of an insufficient dietary intake of the mineral chromium. Chromium was first proposed as an essential element for normal glucose metabolism in 1959, [ 1] but its biological function has not been identified. [ 2] Cases of deficiency were described in people who received all of their nutrition ...
Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome ( CIDS) is a medical condition present at birth marked by impaired physical and mental development, due to insufficient thyroid hormone ( hypothyroidism) often caused by insufficient dietary iodine during pregnancy. It is one cause of underactive thyroid function at birth, called congenital hypothyroidism ...
Copper deficiency can manifest in parallel with vitamin B12 and other nutritional deficiencies. [9] The most common cause of copper deficiency is a remote gastrointestinal surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery, due to malabsorption of copper, or zinc toxicity. Fluorine deficiency: Increased dental caries and possibly osteoporosis
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting the uptake of zinc through the inner lining of the bowel, the mucous membrane. It is characterized by inflammation of the skin ( dermatitis) around bodily openings (periorificial) and the tips of fingers and toes (acral), hair loss ( alopecia ), and diarrhea.
An anemia is a red blood cell defect that can lead to an undersupply of oxygen. [ 1] Megaloblastic anemia results from inhibition of DNA synthesis during red blood cell production. [ 2] When DNA synthesis is impaired, the cell cycle cannot progress from the G2 growth stage to the mitosis (M) stage. This leads to continuing cell growth without ...