A 8 month old girl is taken into the emergency room a few days after receiving her first round of vaccines. She is experiencing a high fever, enlarged lymph nodes, and has been having diarrhea. After a blood test it revealed that she has an elevated level of immunoglobulin D and immunoglobulin A. What disease is likely to have caused this episode and which enzyme is affected? How does that influence biosynthetic pathways?

A 8 month old girl is taken into the emergency room a few days after receiving her first round of vaccines. She is experiencing a high fever, enlarged lymph nodes, and has been having diarrhea. After a blood test it revealed that she has an elevated level of immunoglobulin D and immunoglobulin A. What disease is likely to have caused this episode and which enzyme is affected? How does that influence biosynthetic pathways?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter17: Genes And The Immune System

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