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Example sentences for: deficiency
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Immune Deficiency
Therefore, the addition of mevalonate would be predicted to antagonize statin action via the isoprenoid pathway, by relieving statin-induced mevalonate deficiency.
Reduction in hypothalamic melanocortin tone, caused by reduction in proopiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA and elevation in agouti-related peptide (AGRP) mRNA, is thought to play a key role in mediating nutritional effects on neuroendocrine function [ 1 2 ] . Thus fasting [ 3 4 ] , insulin deficiency [ 5 ] , and leptin deficiency [ 4 ] are all associated with reduced hypothalamic melanocortin tone.
In that study, two adults presented with renal calculi and nephrocalcinosis [ 3 ] . Lactase deficiency may give rise to metabolic bone disease [ 31 ] . More pertinently, Saarela et al described 7 of 10 infants with congenital lactase deficiency who had hypercalcemia at the time of initial presentation [ 4 ] . Five of these 7 infants had medullary nephrocalcinosis.
While folic acid deficiency and altered folic acid metabolism have received widespread attention, other contributors are also important.
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