A 32-year-old bodybuilder has decided to go on a diet consisting of egg whites to ensure only proteins for muscle growth. After a few weeks, he experiences decreased energy and is found to be hypoglycemic. A nutritionist tells the patient that he most likely has a deficiency of vitamin Biotin. Which of the following enzymes […]
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Case details A 44-year-old man who had lost his job because of absenteeism presented to his physician complaining of loss of appetite, fatigue, muscle weakness, and emotional depression. The physical examination revealed a somewhat enlarged liver that was firm and nodular, and there was a hint of jaundice in the sclerae and a hint of
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Case Details A 4 -year-old boy was brought for consultation for hematuria, edema of lower extremities, and as swollen right leg. He was the 12th born in a poor family, where one previous child died from malnutrition and dehydration in the period of infancy. The child was fed only with cow’s milk and biscuits. From
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Case Details A 32-year-old male reported to emergency with active bleeding from the nose. History revealed that he had been on Orlistat for weight reduction for the past two years. He had started Orlistat without the advice of any practitioner and had lost nearly 20 kg of body weight. There was no history of hypertension,
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A 45 –year-old male, a known alcoholic from the previous 10 years, reported to the physician for consultation. He complained of the burning of eyes and a sore tongue. There was a history of reduced appetite and mild abdominal discomfort. The examination revealed cracks on the lips and in the corners of the mouth. The
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Case details A 63-year-old female presented to the clinic with recurrent mid-epigastric pain over the last 3 months. She also reported feeling tired and had to increase the amount of ibuprofen needed for the relief of her arthritis. She reported some relief of epigastric pain shortly after eating, but then the discomfort returned. She had
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Case discussion The patient is suffering from multiple myeloma. Multiple myelomas represent a malignant proliferation of plasma cells derived from a single clone. The plasma cells in a normal individual are end-stage cells that secrete specific antibodies for a few days and then die. In contrast, the plasma cells in an individual with multiple myeloma
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A 22-year-old man collapsed from dehydration during maneuvers in the desert and was sent to an emergency. A high level of glucose was observed in his urine. He was suspected of being a diabetic. Further tests, however, determined that his serum insulin level was normal. A glucose tolerance test exhibited a normal pattern; further testing
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A 23-year-old bodybuilder visits his physician with complaints of fatigue, depression, insomnia, hair loss, and dry skin. He tells the physician he has been “bulking up” for an upcoming competition, and his meals consist mostly of eight raw eggs along with low-fat milk. The physician suspects biotin deficiency, given the patient’s diet and symptoms. Which
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The pathway of protein synthesis is called Translation because the ‘language’ of the nucleotide sequence on the mRNA is translated into the language of the amino acid sequence. The m RNA is translated from its 5’end to its 3’end, producing a protein synthesized from its amino-terminal end to its carboxyl-terminal end. Prokaryotic Translation Components required
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