Multiple choice

There is an association between patients possessing the apo E4 allele and the incidence of _________.

  1. parkinson's disease

  2. alzheimer's disease

  3. Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

  4. Wilson's disease

  5. Schizophrenia
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Apparently apo E4 binds more avidly to beta-amyloid found in neuritic plaques.  Beta-amyloid (Aβ) deposits are the fundamental cause of the alzheimer's disease

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