Pernicious anaemia (an autoimmune condition affecting B12 absorption) is a common cause of B12 deficiency that requires specific testing for anti-intrinsic factor antibodies
The peptide also influences pain receptors and circadian rhythms
The findings may have clinical implicationsespecially since the team also found that breast cancer samples from patients whose disease had spread to the lung showed elevated SLC25A39, and that higher SLC25A39 expression was strongly correlated with poorer overall survival in breast cancer patients
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It has great tensile strength, and is the main component of fascia, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bone and skin