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Vitamin E deficiency
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Disease caused by lack of dietary vitamin E
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Vitamin E deficiency is a rare condition caused by low levels of vitamin E that may result from malabsorption disorders (such as abetalipoproteinemia, cystic fibrosis, or Crohn's disease), or impaired lipid transport. As a potent antioxidant, vitamin E protects cell membranes from oxidative damage, and its deficiency primarily affects tissues...

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laboratory finding
Subclass of
Vitamin deficiency
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