Alternative titles and symbols : Pernicious anemia, congenital, due to defect of intrinsic factor;
Description : Congenital pernicious anemia (PA), or intrinsic factor deficiency, is a rare disorder
characterized by the lack of gastric intrinsic factor in the presence of normal acid
secretion and mucosal cytology and the absence of GIF antibodies that are found in
the acquired form of pernicious anemia (170900). See also pernicious anemia due to
defect in the receptor for vitamin B12/intrinsic factor (261100).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the cobalamin-binding intrinsic factor gene (CBLIF, 609342.0001);