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nbme15/Block 3/Question#47 (reveal difficulty score)
A 2-month-old boy is brought to the physician ...
Peroxisomes ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: biochemistry

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Peroxisomes are where degradation of very long chain fatty acids occurs (as well as phytanic which is a branched chain fatty acid and pipecolic which is an alpha amino acid) [FA2020 p47]

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Sounds like Zellweger Syndrome (FA2020, pg 47)

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