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Query: UMLS:C0020639 (hypoproteinemia)
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A 7 months old infant with transient hypoproteinemia and hypoprothrombinemia is described. The hypoproteinemia is attributed to protein losing enteropathy, and transient Menetrier's disease is suggested as a possible cause for the protein loss. Assuming that this baby was not vitamin K deficient, and knowing that the mononuclear weight of prothrombin is lower than that of albumin, the hypoprothrombinemia might be due to prothrombin loss into the gut together with albumin
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PMID:Transient hypoproteinemia and hypoprothrombinemia in an infant. 722 95