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JIPMER 2012
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2012
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Digestion and Absorption

JIPMER 2012 · Zoology · Digestion and Absorption

Deficiency of vitamin- B_ 12 causes

Deficiency of vitamin- B12\mathrm{B}_{12} causes

Options

  1. Acheilosis
  2. Bthalassemia
  3. Cberi-beri
  4. Dpernicious anaemia

Correct answer

D. pernicious anaemia

Step-by-step solution

The deficiency (hypovitaminosis) of vitamin- B12\mathrm{B}_{12} or cyanocobalamine causes pernicious anaemia, demyelination of nerve fibres and glossitis (inflammation of tongue).
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