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What etiology for Alzheimer's disease is suggested by the presence of beta-amyloid at the core of amyloid plaques?
 
  a. dopamine deficiency
  b. radiation overdose
  c. immune system dysfunction
  d. circulatory system dysfunction

Question 2

What is the suspected cause of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
 
  a. dopamine deficiency
  b. a slow-acting virus
  c. overexposure to aluminum
  d. an abnormality on chromosome 21



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.



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