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Also Known As	Addison anemia

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vitamin B12 intrinsic factor vitamin B12 deficiency anemia folic acid deficiency anemia iron-deficiency anemia erythroblastosis fetalis hemoglobinopathy aplastic anemia hereditary spherocytosis

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William B. Castle

American physician

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George Richards Minot

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Thomas Addison

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