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debasdf

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on: Jun 22, 2018
________ is considered to be an autoimmune demyelinating disease.
 
  A) Moebius syndrome
  B) Alzheimer's disease
  C) Multiple sclerosis
  D) Parkinson's disease
  E) Huntington's disease

Question 2

An important cause of multiple sclerosis involves
 
  A) a lack of an enzyme needed for myelinization.
  B) the formation of neurofibrillary tangles.
  C) the conversion of MPTP to MPP+.
  D) damage to myelin induced by the person's immune system.
  E) low levels of the -amyloid protein.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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