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N-Glycanase is responsible for removing N-linked glycans from misfolded glycoproteins.
Thanks for answering. Is that absolutely the only thing it does? Because I am getting the vague impression the miscoded protein has some other functions as well.
There are many, many, many proteins for which we are discovering new functions each day or for which we know of no known function in cells.
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I thought there were a bunch of "experts" (architects, organic chemists) who actually say that planes would not be able to bring down such towers ? I believe there is no wide consensus on that point, in a scientific point of view.
You can immediately dismiss any "experts" who assert that jet fuel doesn't burn hot enough to weaken steel. That would include all the ones I've seen write web pages about it.
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It is far more common for a doctor to underdiagnose a patient that presents with flu systems but actually has the "cool, rare disease". I just read a good article on this, I'll try and look it up.
I'm pretty sure that's, by definition, untrue. Unless people are never mis-diagnosed with rare conditions, which is patently false.
Anyway, I found what I was looking for; I had read an excerpt of a book called How Doctors Think, where the author discusses the availability heuristic:
In the theory, "availability" is defined as the tendency to judge the likelihood of explanation for an event by the ease with which relevant examples come to mind. In a clinical situation a diagnosis may be made because the physician often sees similar cases in his practice — for example, the misclassification of aspirin toxicity as a viral pneumonia, or the improper recognition of an essential tremor as delirium tremens due to alcohol withdrawal in an indigent urban setting. Groopman argues that a clinician will misattribute a general symptom as specific to a certain disease based on the frequency he encounters that disease in his practice.
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I'm pretty sure that's, by definition, untrue. Unless people are never mis-diagnosed with rare conditions, which is patently false.
Your comment makes no sense. I didn't say never. Anyway, I found what I was looking for; I had read an excerpt of a book called How Doctors Think , where the author discusses the availability heuristic: In the theory, "availability" is defined as the tendency to judge the likelihood of explanation for an event by the ease with which relevant examples come to mind. In a clinical situation a diagnosis may be made becau…
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As a parent of a child who was born with a near-fatal congenital disorder (malignant sacrococcygeal teratoma), I can attest that the decision to try for #2 is a difficult one that we're still wrestling with. On the one hand ours was a one-off event and subsequent kids should be fine. We've always wanted two, and it's been such a wonderful experience that we want more of. So there's that. On the other hand, the months…
To be clear: I think it's unconscionable to conceive a child while there are un-adopted ones, even if it's your first and guaranteed to be healthy. There are perfectly good babies out there that need love and care, and by making your own you are basically saying "fuck them, the one that shares my DNA is better".
Or to phrase it another way, they're behaving the way animal species have for millions of years.
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I am not part of the medical industry. I run an alternative health site where I talk about my non drug approach to health issues. Doctors generally want nothing to do with me and I have gotten far harsher criticism than what has been doled out here to you. I just happen to believe colloidal silver is bad advice.
> Doctors generally want nothing to do with me Doctors are generally quite receptive to non-drug therapies that actually work.
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Um, it's possible I am just stupid and I am still trying to look up info on this. But that doesn't help me adequately understand it. This piece is interesting to me because I have a form of cystic fibrosis, which is a genetic disorder. Long QT waves -- the heart problem the child had from an antibiotic -- can be caused by a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium supplementation helps a lot of people with CF. Also, they ment…
Enzymes are proteins that function as catalysts. That seems to be the key bit you're missing.
why not just perform euthanasia and focus your energy into raising the healthy child?
Ethical objections aside, clearly he doesn't want to do that.
It pays to become an expert in your own (or your family members') medical conditions, because you'll quickly become more of an expert than 99% of the doctors you will rely on for care. It helps when they all ask the same dumb questions, which they will do. If your condition is mildly rare, you'll notice when you see a new doctor, that their knowledge will be limited to what you found out in the first hour of internet…
I don't like your tone. I have no horse in the race and am not a doctor, but doctors aren't Gods. They learn certain foundational things (names of bones and muscles; organic chemistry) then they learn thing related to the practice that doesn't necessarily rely on any of that stuff. (Diseases; drugs) For diseases, you should try reading through the Merck manual (available online). Everything from gynecology, oncology,…
Most doctors, when presented with a child who has one short leg, recommend amputation (the difference in length causes hip and back problems down the line). I'm sure the doctors could easily find out about Paley if they looked into it.
The parents I've talked to are the few who have refused to accept that they have no choice and have done their own research. My heart aches for the kids whose well-intentioned parents didn't question their doctor.
Here is wonderful explanation of "DNA seen through the eyes of a coder". It makes Intercal seem sane. http://ds9a.nl/amazing-dna/