Clinical Biochemistry

Catalog description

(Only for students enrolled at the Manhattan campus) A course in human biochemistry with relevant clinical correlations. Includes structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. The metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, amino acids, and nucleotides is studied. Also explored are effects of enzyme deficiencies, biochemical and genetic mechanisms of human disease (e.g., diabetes, hemoglobinopathies, and inborn errors of metabolism), nutrition, and vitamin deficiencies.