choline deficiency disease https://www.malacards.org/card/choline_deficiency_disease MEDGEN:930 SCTID:238113006 UMLS:C0008412 A condition produced by a deficiency of choline in animals. Choline is known as a lipotropic agent because it has been shown to promote the transport of excess fat from the liver under certain conditions in laboratory animals. Combined deficiency of choline (included in the B vitamin complex) and all other methyl group donors causes liver cirrhosis in some animals. Unlike compounds normally considered as vitamins, choline does not serve as a cofactor in enzymatic reactions. (From Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984) MONDO:0004575 ICD9:266.2 MESH:D002796 DOID:8456 nutritional deficiency disease