X-linked Recessive Disorders
About the Lecture
The lecture X-linked Recessive Disorders by Georgina Cornwall, PhD is from the course Single-Gene Disorders.
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following statements regarding X-linked recessive disorders is TRUE?
- Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency disrupts the urea cycle and leads to elevated levels of ammonia in the blood.
- Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a defect in glucose metabolism causing lysis of red blood cells.
- X-SCID causes a deficiency in factor VII causing an inability to form blood clots properly.
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency causes the malabsorption of copper leading to neurodegenerative changes.
- Hemophilia A is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene leading to progressive muscle weakness and degeneration.
Which of the following might one find on a peripheral blood smear in a patient with G6PD deficiency?
- Lysed red cells
- Sickle-shaped red cells
- Numerous immature white blood cells
- Megakaryocytes
- Atypical lymphocytes
These courses may be of interest to you
Author of lecture X-linked Recessive Disorders
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
Customer reviews
5,0 of 5 stars
| 5 Stars |
|
5 |
| 4 Stars |
|
0 |
| 3 Stars |
|
0 |
| 2 Stars |
|
0 |
| 1 Star |
|
0 |
