Sodium phenylbutyrate (Buphenyl) is used in the treatment of which type of metabolic disorders?
a. Mitochondrial disorders
b. Urea cycle disorders
c. Glycogen storage diseases
d. Galactosemias
Q. 2Like DNA methylation, histone modification is a form of epigenetic regulation.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 3Individuals with bronchitis frequently have a _______________ BMI.
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Q. 4Levocarnitine (Carnitor) has been demonstrated as an effective, non-controversial therapy in which type of metabolic disorders?
a. Fat metabolism disorders
b. Urea cycle disorders
c. Glycogen storage disorders
d. Organic acid disorders
Q. 5When the alleles from each parent differ, an individual is homozygous for that gene.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 6Emphysema results in a decreased forced _______________ volume.
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Q. 7Epigenetics relates not to the genome sequence itself, but to the inherited pattern of gene expression regulated by modifications to DNA.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 8Cardiac complications of COPD include _______________ and _______________ ventricular failure.
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Q. 9What methodology has been developed to allow for the screening of neonates for over 30 metabolic disorders at a relatively inexpensive cost?
a. DNA mutation testing
b. Selective neonate screening
c. Microarray technology
d. Tandem mass spectroscopy
Q. 10Each gene is a linear sequence of nucleotides that are actually responsible for encoding fatty acids.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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