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S.N. Process/Pathway affected Disease Major Manifestation 1) Digestion Lactose intolerance Sucrase/Isomaltase deficiency Inability to digest dairy products, bloating, pain- abdomen, diarrhea or constipation, etc. 2) Absorption (SGLT-1or SGLT-2 deficiency) Glucose/Galactose malabsorption   Impaired dietary glucose/galactose absorption (SGLT-1), or Renal glycosuria (SGLT-2) 3) Glycolysis Hexokinase or Pyruvate kinase deficiency (   Hemolytic anemia 4) PDH Complex […]

A 56-year-old man with long-standing poorly controlled diabetes mellitus visits his primary care physician for a follow up after recent hospitalization. The patient experienced an episode of acute renal failure while in the hospital and his creatinine level rose to 4 mg/dl. Creatinine, a marker of renal function is produced from which of the following