NBME 24 Transforming growth factor-β (NBME Answers)

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nbme24/Block 2/Question#36 (27.4 difficulty score)
A 27-year-old woman comes to the physician ...
Transforming growth factor-β🔍
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submitted by brethren_md(87),

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submitted by seagull(1424),

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hTis si eretih a ceppyhorirt casr or dlekio. hotB earsi edu ot sx-eropsvneioer fo TeaF.Gbt-

charcot_bouchard i think its a foreign body granuloma +11

curbstep If it is then would Tumor Necrosis Factor be valid answer as TNF-a is involved in granuloma formation? +

azibird Because it specifically asks which subsgtance THAT PROMOTES FIBROBLAST MIGRATION AND PROLIFRERATION. I believe both TGF-b and TNF-a would be involved, but only TGF-b has this effect of fibroblasts. +1

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submitted by snafull(4),

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yb_26 because they mention scattered fragments of foreign material (pt presents 2 months after c-section, sutures are either removed in 1 week or dissolve in few weeks (depends on type of suture material) +

suckitnbme I think it IS a foreign body granuloma. The sutures are supposed to be removed or dissolve but sometimes one gets left in. The question says foreign material and sutures are often polarizable. +5