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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 34-year-old man is admitted to the hospital because of a 3-week history of abdominal distention and yellowing of the skin. He also has a 2-year history of progressively worsening breathlessness and cough. Three days after admission, he suddenly develops peritonitis and sepsis. Despite appropriate care, he dies. At autopsy, histopathological examination of liver and lung tissue shows periodic acid-Schiff-positive (PAS-positive) globules within periportal hepatocytes and low levels of a protein that is responsible for the recoil of the lungs during expiration. Which of the following processes most likely contributes to the elastic properties of this protein?
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Oxidative deamination of lysine residues