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book Case Workbook for Human Genetics 9th Edition by Ricki Lewis cover

Case Workbook for Human Genetics 9th Edition by Ricki Lewis

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0077313043
book Case Workbook for Human Genetics 9th Edition by Ricki Lewis cover

Case Workbook for Human Genetics 9th Edition by Ricki Lewis

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0077313043
Exercise 3
In acute intermittent porphyria, an environmental factor such as abuse of drugs or alcohol or fasting triggers potentially fatal attacks on the nervous system. An abnormal enzyme causes the condition. Why is this disorder considered genetic if it only produces symptoms in the presence of a specific environmental trigger?
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The condition is inherited bec
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