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Q. A man’s grandfather has galactosemia, a rare autosomal recessive disease. The man married with a woman whose sister had galactosemia. The woman is now pregnant with their first child. a. Sketch the pedigree as described. b. What is the possibility that this child will have galactosemia? c. If the […]

Topic: Systemic Pathophysiology of the Reproductive and Central Nervous Systems Objective:  Discuss a disease, condition or syndrome affecting the reproductive and central nervous systems and current research, events, or interesting facts about the disease/condition/syndrome. Describe the disease/condition/syndrome and discuss its etiology, signs/symptoms, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Discuss current research, events, […]

Pompe’s disease is one of a class of lysosomal storage diseases in which one or more enzymes that are normally found in the lysosomes are defective or absent. In Pompe’s disease, the enzyme that normally breaks down glycogen is absent. Describe what you would see in an electron micrograph of […]

Q. Joe Average has just been frightened by a very loud noise as he was taking a very difficult physiology exam. In response, his adrenal glands have released a large amount of adrenaline into his circulation. As the adrenaline reaches the heart, which of the follow effects would you expect […]