kiranmayi
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A 22-year-old African American male comes to the physician complaining of severe pain in his bones, abdomen, and chest. Upon further questioning of the patient, you learn that he had an upper respiratory tract infection one week ago. When further lab workup is done, it shows that the hemoglobin level is 7 and crescent-shaped erythrocytes are present. What is the most likely genetic mutation present in this patient?
A. Frameshift mutation
B. Large segment deletion mutation
C. Missense mutation
D. Nonsense mutation
E. Silent mutation
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| mjl1717
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missense
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Smell the coffee! "Is That an Osler move??"
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| asmi
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Yes i too go with C....Sickle cell anemia
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| kiranmayi
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Correct
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