abstract- the syndrome of diabetes mellitus, sensorineural deafness and megaloblastic anemia dose not result from thiamine deficiency. the previous reported patients had no sign of beriberi, had normal nutrition, and had no evidence of malabsorption. the features of this syndrome with apparent inheritance of autosomal recessive trait may define this puzzling syndrome as a true thiamine dependen...

It was confirmed by fecal excretion test and Schilling's urinary excretion test using vitamin B@12 labelled with @60Co (@60Co-B@12) that the intestinal absorption of vitamin B@12 was markedly disturbed in patients with pernicious anemia. When @60Co-B@12 was given by mouth together with hog intrinsic factor in patients with pernicious anemia, the intestinal absorption of @60Co-B@12 was restored ...