A Physiologist Found During an Experiment to Study Pancreatic Enzymes

A physiologist found during an experiment to study pancreatic enzymes that a mutation on the binding protein site on the trypsinogen molecule leads to inhibit the active trypsin moiety. This mutation prevents trypsin from being permanently inactivated by enzymatic cleavage. Patients with this mutation would most likely suffer from which of the following conditions?

A) Gastric cancer
B) Liver cirrhosis
C) Megaloblastic anemia
D) Pancreatitis
E) Peptic ulcer

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