Open Health AIAug 17, 2025
DNA Replication Enzyme Defects (Eukaryotic):
DNA Pol ฮต (POLE) mut โ†’ โ†“ proofreading โ†’ ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ; MMR gene mut (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2; linked to Pol ฮด/III proofreading) โ†’ ๐‹๐ฒ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž (๐‡๐๐๐‚๐‚) โ†’ microsatellite instability (MSI) tumors; DNA Pol I (prokaryotes) excises RNA primers (5โ€ฒโ†’3โ€ฒ exonuclease) + fills gaps โ†’ loss โ†’ โ†‘ mutation rate; global replication enzyme defects โ†’ genomic instability, โ†‘ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค, recurrent infections, inherited syndromes.
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Open Health AIAug 15, 2025

Nephrogenic DI: polyuria (>3 L/day), polydipsia, dehydration despite adequate ADH
Causes: lithium, demeclocycline, foscarnet, amphotericin B, genetic (AQP2/V2R), hypercalcemia, hypokalemia, renal disease
Pathophys: ADH present but โ†“ signaling โ†’ โ†“ AQP2 insertion โ†’ โ†“ water reabsorption in collecting ducts
Dx: urine SG <1.010, ยฑ hypernatremia, no concentration after water deprivation (central DI would fully concentrate with DDAVP)

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