Physiology & Biochemistry · single question
Gout results from a disorder in the metabolism of which class of compounds?
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Correct answer: C. Purines (nucleic acids)
- A. Incorrect. Fatty acid disorders cause dyslipidemia and hepatic steatosis, not crystal arthropathy.
- B. Incorrect. Amino acid metabolic disorders include phenylketonuria and maple syrup urine disease.
- C. Correct. Gout results from hyperuricemia — uric acid is the end product of purine (nucleic acid) catabolism. Monosodium urate crystals deposit in joints, classically the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
- D. Incorrect. Carbohydrate metabolic disorders include diabetes and galactosemia.
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