A person with a mutation in IRP that prevents it from binding iron. What effect
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Question
A person with a mutation in IRP that prevents it from binding iron. What effect will this have?
a)
Ferritin will not be made, so iron intake must be maximized
b)
There will be excess ferritin, so iron intake must be lowered
c)
Transferrin will not be made, so iron intake must be maximized
d)
There will be excess transferrin, so iron intake must be lowered
a)
Ferritin will not be made, so iron intake must be maximized
b)
There will be excess ferritin, so iron intake must be lowered
c)
Transferrin will not be made, so iron intake must be maximized
d)
There will be excess transferrin, so iron intake must be lowered
Explanation / Answer
b) There will be excess ferritin, so iron intake must be lowered