Inadequate protein intake leads to kwashiorkor. The subsequent oedema is most closely related to inadequate synthesis of which protein?

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Kwashiorkor, a disease of protein malnutrition, causes low levels of blood proteins (serum albumins), which cause poor return of tissues through capillaries. It leads t the swelling of tissues through increase of its tissue fluid which results into oedema.

Q. Inadequate protein intake leads to kwashiorkor. The subsequent oedema is most closely related to inadequate synthesis of which protein?

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