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A genetic abnormality of a specific protein in intestinal epithelia cells is dx in an asymptomatic 20 yo caucasian male. Abnormality prevents expression of a the protein on the basolateral surface of the intestinal cells where it normal binds to transferrin receptor and regulates transferrin/iron complex into the cells. Risk of developing?
a. Iron def anemia.
b. Liver Cirrhosis and HCC
c.
d.
e.
Why is it B and not A? Whats in stem that i missed and chose the wrong answer? Is it because if the answer were to be IDA then other symptoms such as lab values/koiloneckia, plummer vinson would have been given or mentioned?
Thanks.
a. Iron def anemia.
b. Liver Cirrhosis and HCC
c.
d.
e.
Why is it B and not A? Whats in stem that i missed and chose the wrong answer? Is it because if the answer were to be IDA then other symptoms such as lab values/koiloneckia, plummer vinson would have been given or mentioned?
Thanks.