Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome, an autosomal recessive trait of defective uptake of intrinsic factor-vitamin B12 complex by terminal ileum, is described in a Saudi family (two siblings and their first cousin). This rare disease has previously been reported only in Northern Europe and North African Jewish ethnic groups.
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