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Date publication

février 2026

Journal

Clinical case reports

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr OUSSALAH Abderrahim


Tous les auteurs :
Cluzeau T, Oussalah A, Silva Rodriguez M, Naïmi M

Résumé

A digenic defect involving CUBN and MTHFR produced functional B12/folate deficiency in a patient with pancytopenia and neurological signs, mimicking myelodysplasia. Genetic and metabolic screening revealed elevated methylmalonic acid/homocysteine, with rapid remission post-parenteral B12. This case highlights the need for metabolic/genetic workup in atypical cytopenias.

Mots clés

digenic mechanism, folate, myelodysplasia, vitamin B12

Référence

Clin Case Rep. 2026 02;14(2):e71872