Assertion: pernicious anemia | /r/DefinedAs | anemia
Facets:
value: due to the autoimmune process
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: While pernicious anemia is defined as anemia resulting from inadequate absorption of vitamin B-12 from the gastrointestinal tract due to the autoimmune process described above, other causes of vitamin B-12 deficiency can also produce the characteristic signs and symptoms of pernicious anemia.