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Cedrick
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09/06/06 - 01:40 PM

deficiency of a vitamin that acts as a coenzyme for glutamate carboxylase would most likely present as which of the following syndromes ?

a.-hemolytic anemia in newborns
b.-hypoprothrombinemia
c.-megaloblastic anemia
d.-neural tube defects in newborns
e.-osteomalacia in adults

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09/06/06 - 02:25 PM

B.-Hypoprothrombinemia

Leopard
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09/06/06 - 03:33 PM

Cedrick wrote:
B.-Hypoprothrombinemia

Correct it is vit K which is involeve in Gamma glutmay Carboxylation of certain proteins.

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There are seven protein which are gamma Carboxylated by vit K ,Can you name them ??

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drpkaur
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09/06/06 - 09:00 PM

blood clotting factors-prothrombin,,7,9,10 and anticoagulant proteins-Cand S.

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09/06/06 - 09:13 PM

drpkaur wrote:
blood clotting factors-prothrombin,,7,9,10 and anticoagulant proteins-Cand S.

Very good but these are six ,7th one??

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09/24/06 - 09:49 PM

what is the 7th wonder leopard?

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