Deficiency of nicotinamide causes:

A. arthritis
B. pellagra
C. constipation
D. coma


b
Rationale: A deficiency of nicotinamide causes
pellagra, which is marked by the "four Ds" (dementia, dermatitis, diarrhea, and death).

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