What can you term as molecular basis of disease
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The molecular basis of disease refers to the underlying biochemical and genetic abnormalities that cause a disease.
It involves understanding how changes at the molecular level, such as mutations in DNA, altered protein function, or disruptions in metabolic pathways, lead to the symptoms and pathology observed in a disease. For example, in cystic fibrosis, a defect in a specific protein (CFTR) due to a gene mutation disrupts ion transport, leading to the characteristic symptoms.
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