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Dx: Petechiae, ecchymoses, bleeding gums, poor wound healing, poor bone development Deficiency?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Scurvy Deficiency: hydroxylation of collagen deficiency secondary to lack of Vit-CContinue reading
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Dx: Skeletal abnormalities, multiple fractures, blue sclera
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Osteogenesis ImperfectaContinue reading
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Dx: Hyperextensible, fragile skin, hypermobile joints, vericose veins, arterial and intestinal ruptures Deficiency?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Ehlers-Danlos Deficiency: Lysine hydroxylase collagen deficiency secondary to lack of copperContinue reading
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To compare collagen counts of several tissues, what could be measured?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
hydroxyproline or hydroxylysine (not Glycine--b/c it's prevalent in other tissues)Continue reading
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Dx: 6 month infant has fractured rib; subdural hematoma; thin, colorless, tangled hair; low serum copper; developmental delay. What enzyme is deficient?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Menkes disease Lysyl Oxidase in collagen metabolism, which requires copperContinue reading
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What do pseudomonas and diphtheria toxins inhibit in eukaryotic translation?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
eEF-2: translocation factorContinue reading
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What sequence is found at the 3′ end of the tRNA?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
CCA then the Amino acidContinue reading
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What intermediate is formed by the splicing of the interons out of the mRNA transcripts? What facilitates the splicing?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Lariat-shaped intermediate snRNA ("Snurp") facilitatesContinue reading
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With the lac opeon, what is on/off if only glucose is present? Only Lactose? Both? When is Z, Y, A made?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Glucose: Repressor-ON; CAP-OFF Lactose: Repressor-OFF; CAP-ON (Z, Y, A, made) Both: Repressor-OFF; CAP-OFF (glucose causes CAP off and Lactose causes Repressor off)Continue reading
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What favors gene expresson–histone acetylases or deacetylases? Why?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
histone acetylases - open hisones anything that condenses or bulks chromatin does not favor gene expressionContinue reading