A 38-year-old woman from rural India presents with a 6-month history of progressive weakness, paresthesias in the feet, and glossitis. Laboratory investigations show macrocytic anemia with hypersegmented neutrophils and serum cobalamin level of 120 pg/mL (normal >200). Regarding the biochemical basis and clinical manifestations of cobalamin deficiency, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

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