Enzyme deficiencies that affect the fatty acid β-oxidation pathway are often diagnosed by examining the different metabolic inte
rmediates in the bloodstream. An individual with a deficiency in an enzyme required for β oxidation would have which of the following results if the ketone bodies and glucose concentration of their blood were tested after fasting
The deficiency of the enzyme required for β oxidation are diagnosed by examining different metabolic intermediates in the bloodstream. So if an individual having the deficiency of the enzyme required for the β oxidation the blood was tested after fasting and testes the ketone bodies and glucose concentration result is Hypoketotic hypoglycemia.
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a syndrome that is a group of different symptoms or conditions that appear in a person whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy.
The different problems that a person may suffer from including small head size, short height, thin upper lip, smooth philtrum, etc.
Besides this, the mental health of the person is also affected and thus, the person may have memory impairment, social anxiety, etc.
Since it has been mentioned that Terrance's mother consumed alcohol throughout pregnancy and the symptoms that Terrance shows also are similar to that of a person suffering from Fetal alcohol syndrome, it can be concluded that he is suffering from this condition.
