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Answer this weeks four (4) #USMLE-style questions correctly to win a free month of Firecracker! Answers MUST include your reasoning and be submitted before we reveal correct answers the following mornings. Thursday - Final question A 33-year-old female is being evaluated for jaundice. Physical exam reveals a tremor and mild ataxia. Laboratory tests show increased serum AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase, decreased serum albumin and ceruloplasmin, and increased urinary copper. Liver biopsy shows rhodamine-positive hepatocytes. Which of the following statements concerning this patient’s condition is true? A) There is an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. B) The defective gene is located on chromosome 18. C) Females are twice as likely to be affected. D) The disease is X-linked recessive. E) Biliary copper excretion is increased. firecracker.me
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:17:01 +0000

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