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VITAMINS, TRACE ELEMENTS & TUMOR MARKERS Flashcards

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Chemical Name: Retinol
Maintenance of good vision, resistance to infection
Deficiency causes night blindness, growth retardation, abnormal taste response, dermatitis

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Vitamin A

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Chemical Name: Tocopherols
Antioxidant; for cellular respiration
Deficiency causes Mild hemolytic anemia, RBC fragility and ataxia

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Vitamin E

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Chemical Name: Ergocalciferol, Cholecalciferol
Deficiency causes Rickets & Osteomalacia

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Vitamin D2

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Chemical name: Activated Sterol (1,25-(OH)3)
For absoprtion of dietary Calcium
Deficiency causes Hypocalcemia

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Vitamin D3

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Chemical name: Phytomenadione
Cofactor of procoagulants like prothrombin
Deficiency causes bleeding disorder, hemorrhage

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Vitamin K

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Chemical Name: Thiamine
Functions as an enzyme cofactor
Deficiency causes Dyspnea, Cyanosis, Diarrhea and vomiting in kids; Beri-beri, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in adults

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Vitamin B1

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Chemical name: Riboflavin
Functions as an enzyme cofactor
Deficiency causes Angular stomatitis, Dermatitis, Photophobia

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Vitamin B2

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Chemical name: Pantothenic acid
Functions as enzyme cofactor
Deficiency causes depressed immune system, muscle weakness

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Vitamin B3

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Chemical name: Pyridoxine, Pyridoxal
Functions as enzyme cofactor
Deficiency causes irritability, seizures and anemia in infants; Also causes Facial seborrhea in adults

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Vitamin B6

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Chemical name: Cyanocobalamin
Synthesis of DNA and Folate
Deficiency causes Megaloblastic anemia and Neurologic Abnormalities

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Vitamin B12

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Chemical Name: Ascorbic Acid
Hydroxylation of collagen; participates in redox reaction
Deficiency causes Scurvy

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Vitamin C

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Functions as enzyme cofactor
Deficiency causes Dermatitis, Hair loss and depression

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Biotin

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Functions in fat catabolism
Deficiency causes Muscle weakness, and fatigue

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Carnitine

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Chemical name: Pteroglutamic acid
Synthesis of Amino acids & DNA
Deficiency causes Megaloblastic Anemia

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Folic Acid

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Chemical name: Nicotinic acid/ Nicotinamide
Enzyme cofactor
Deficiency causes Pellagra

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Niacin
Niacinamide

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Enhances insulin action; For glucose & Lipid metabolism
Deficiency causes insulin resistance, impaired GTT, hyperlipidemia
Toxicity causes skin ulcers, renal and hepatic necrosis

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Chromium

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Hemoglobin synthesis; Component of Vitamin B12
Deficiency causes Anemia, & Growth depression
Toxicity causes Heart failure and hypothyroidism

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Cobalt

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Cellular respiration and Collagen synthesis
Deficiency causes Menkes kinky hair syndrome and muscle weakness
Toxicity causes interference with absorption of iron and zinc

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Copper

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Prevent dental caries
Deficiency causes dental caries

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Fluorine

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Thyroid hormone synthesis
Deficiency causes goiter, cretinism, and myxedema
Toxicity causes thyrotoxicosis

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Iodine

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For Oxygen transport and Component of hemoglobin
Deficiency causes Anemia
Toxicity causes hemachromatosis

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Iron

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Bone and connective tissue functions
Deficiency causes skeletal defects
Toxicity causes psychiatric disorders & Parkinson’s disease

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Manganese

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DNA Metabolism
Deficiency causes growth depression, cretinism and goiter
Toxicity causes anemia and thyrotoxicosis

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Molybdenum

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Prevents oxidative damage of lipids
Deficiency causes Keshan disease
Toxicity causes hair and nail loss, and liver failure

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Selenium

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Protein synthesis
Deficiency causes acrodermatitis, enteropathica, growth retardation, immune deficiency, infertility, delayed wound healing, and osteoporosis
Toxicity causes gastrointestinal irritation

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Zinc

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AFP

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Hepatic and Testicular cancers

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ALP
Placental-ALP

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Lung Cancer

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Amylase

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Pancreatic cancer

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BRCA-1

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Breast or Ovarian cancer

30
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CA-125

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Ovarian cancer

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CA 15-3

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Breast cancer

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CA-19.9

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Gastric and Pancreatic cancers

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CA 27.29

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Breast cancer

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Calcitonin

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Medullary thyroid cancer

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Cathepsin-D

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Breast cancer

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CEA

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Breast, lung colorectal and stomach cancer

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CK-1

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Small cell lung cancer
Prostrate cancer

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Estrogen receptor (ER)

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Breast cancer

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GGT

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Hepatoma

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HER-2/ neu

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Breast Cancer

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Nuclear Matrix Protein

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Urinary bladder cancer

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