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Mammary Gland Biology and Regeneration Case Study #1: The Case of the Aspiring Gymnast Read the case study below and answer the five questions attached

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Mammary Gland Biology and Regeneration

Case Study #1: The Case of the Aspiring Gymnast

Read the case study below and answer the five questions attached. NOTE that each point is worth 0.5 marks. This assignment is out of a total of 20 marks. The content is mainly focused on the Mammary Gland Biology and Regeneration Lecture but it not exclusive to other lecture content. Feel free to consult other resources to supplement your arguments. 

 

Hannah wasn’t your typical teenage girl. She was a gymnast prepping to compete for a spot on the Canadian national team. Hannah was always on the smaller side compared to her counterparts. As she aged several on her team began to take hormone blocking supplements to delay their puberty onset, she found herself not needing to. She also found herself lacking in strength, an inability to recover quickly during her training regimen, and an inability to hold competition weight. At the time, Hannah thought she was just a late bloomer. However, by the time she reached the age of 16, her and her family deemed it necessary to go to the hospital for an examination.

 

The doctor conducted a blood draw and did whole body measurements to calculate her BMI ratio. Hannah’s results are tabled below:

 

 

Hormone	Compared to Average Levels for her age	BMI
Estrogen	Low	16kg/m^2
Progesterone	Normal
Amphiregulin	Low

 

1. How could Hannah’s hormone levels displayed in the chart above be impacting the development of her breast tissue? (4 marks)

 

2. How does Hannah’s low BMI contribute to dysfunctional breast development, impact overall cell growth and numbers across the differing cell types of the breast? (5 marks)

 

 

3. Using cutting edge regenerative techniques, what would be your suggestion to REGENERATE Hannah’s breast tissue? (6 marks)

 

4. What would be your hypothesis with regard to Hannah’s breast cancer risk if her situation remained untreated?  (2 marks)

 

5. What would Hannah’s breast cancer risk be following the procedure you propose conducting? (3 marks)