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Physiology
Vitamin B12 combines with intrinsic factor to form a complex that is protected from degradation by gastric acid.
General Medicine
Constitutional delay of growth is characterized by a positive family history of late maturation, while growth hormone deficiency typically is not associated with such a family pattern.
General Medicine
Hypercalcemia is a common metabolic complication in cancer patients, particularly those with solid tumors such as breast cancer, lung cancer, and multiple myeloma. The most common cause is the secretion of a parathyroid hormone-like protein called