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PASS Which differences in immunity make children and older adult patients more susceptible to infections? - ANSWER -Younger patients have fewer memory cells to combat infection.-Older adult patients have a dwindling population of naive T cells.
When Noah's parents used in vitro fertilization with genetic testing, they obtained three embryos. One of the embryos had two copies of the sickle cell gene. Both of the other embryos had one copy of the sickle cell gene, and Noah's sister was conceived using one of these embryos. Thus, she is a carrier for the sickle cell trait.If Noah's mother has a child with a man who has two healthy copies of the sickle cell gene, what is the probability that her child will also be a carrier? - ANSWER 50%
During a routine ultrasound, a woman finds out she is carrying a child with spina bifida. She had been taking a prenatal vitamin while she was trying to conceive.Which two risk factors may have contributed to her child's birth defect? - ANSWER Obesity and diabetes
An ultrasound reveals that a woman's baby is a boy.If she is a carrier for hemophilia, what is the probability her son will have hemophilia? -
ANSWER 50%
Noah, who has sickle cell anemia, is encouraged by recent gene therapy studies. Rather than fixing the defective gene, the treatment tells the body to begin making a fetal form of hemoglobin.
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