Answer to Question 1
The alanine shunt is a process that allows glucose production from protein sources through conversion of the amino acid alanine to pyruvate to glucose in the liver; the glucose produced can then be used in the muscle to generate additional alanine. In glycogen storage disease type III, protein is used as an alternative source of glucose production, via the alanine shunt, since the use of carbohydrates is compromised due to the glycogen debranching enzyme malfunction.
Answer to Question 2
1) Not ready is the first level and the goal is to raise doubt about the present dietary behavior and the major task is to inform and facilitate contemplation of change.
2) Unsure is the second level and the goal is to build confidence and increase motivation to change dietary behavior and the major task is to explore and resolve ambivalence.
3) Ready is the third level and the goal is to negotiate a specific plan of action and the major task is to facilitate decision making.
A microsatellite locus can show linkage to a disease gene
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD).
A single base substitution leading to a single amino acid substitution in the hemoglobin beta chain
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Alzheimer's Disease Risk
Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease