Some people have inherited conditions that leave them unable
to process vitamin B12.
Vitamin B12 is essential to human health. However, some
people have inherited conditions that leave them unable to process vitamin B12.
As a result they are prone to serious health problems, including developmental
delay, psychosis, stroke and dementia. An international research team recently
discovered a new genetic disease related to vitamin B12 deficiency by
identifying a gene that is vital to the transport of vitamin into the cells of
the body.