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In blood coagulation, there are many enzymes involved ina cascade of activation reactions to ultimately form fibrin. Thereis an inherited disorder in Factor X for a small subgroup of thepopulation (bleeding disorder). It is hypothesized that 50% of thisdifferent Factor X is defective in the activation site that allowsconversion to Factor Xa. You are charged with developing apharmaceutical (drug) or biopharmaceutical (biologic) to improvethis bleeding disorder.

  1. Describe what protein or system you will target for drugor biologic design.  

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There are two pathways for the process of Coagulation that is the extrinsic and intrinsic pathway In the extrinsic pathway the factor 7 is converted into factor 7a In the extrinsic pathway the 7a    See Answer
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