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Intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor (IF), also known as gastric intrinsic factor (GIF), is a glycoprotein produced by the parietal cells of the stomach. It is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) later on in the small intestine. In humans, the gastric intrinsic factor protein is encoded by the GIF gene.
Without intrinsic factor, very little B12 is absorbed. People with intrinsic factor defects who do not get treatment eventually develop a very serious, pernicious (deadly) anemia. More recently, pernicious anemia (PA) has become the term referring to people with intrinsic factor defects.