Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020
A 7-year-old girl has signs of anemia. Laboratory testing determined the deficiency of pyruvate kinase in her erythrocytes. In this case the main role in anemia development belongs to the disturbance of a certain process. What process is disturbed in this girl?
Answer options
- Anaerobic glycolysis
- Amino acid deamination
- Oxidative phosphorylation
- Tissue respiration
- Peroxide decomposition
Correct answer
Anaerobic glycolysis
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