Very Few Cases of Cryptococcal Infections Are Caused by the Variant

question 52

True/False

Very few cases of cryptococcal infections are caused by the variant Cryptococcus neoformans neoformans.

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

A hereditary metabolic disorder caused by the absence of an enzyme needed to process the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to intellectual disability if untreated.

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Gynecomastia

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