A 3-Month-Old Infant Is Found to Have Fasting Hypoglycemia

question 5

Multiple Choice

A 3-month-old infant is found to have fasting hypoglycemia.In order to test for possible enzyme deficiencies, you conduct a liver biopsy and test for several metabolic enzymes.Fasting hypoglycemia can be caused by deficiencies of all the following enzymes except:

• A)Glucose-6-phosphatase.
• B)Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.
• C)Glycogen phosphorylase.
• D)Phosphorylase kinase.
• E)Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase.

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