Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2023
A 7-year-old child was diagnosed with anemia. Laboratory testing detects pyruvate kinase deficiency in the erythrocytes. What process is disturbed in this case, playing the main role in the anemia development?
Answer options
- Amino acid deamination
- Amino acid decarboxylation
- Anaerobic glycolysis
- Gluconeogenesis
- Anaerobic glycogenolysis
Correct answer
Anaerobic glycolysis
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