A disease condition is considered to be sporadic if it
A) occurs often.
B) is seen in many parts of the world.
C) is not caused by heredity.
D) cannot be traced to a specific cause.
E) is easily treated using drugs.
Question 2
Misfolded prion proteins may be toxic to brain cells because these
A) can be passed from neuron to neuron.
B) trigger apoptosis in a neuron.
C) overstimulate glutamate receptors.
D) block sodium currents through the neuron membrane.
E) damage lysosomes leading to neuron swelling.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia. The condition results when an inner capsule of nonfunctional prostate
Exopthalmos of Graves' disease.
Relationship between the number of CAG repeats in a gene and the age of onset of Huntington disease.
Parts of a typical spark plug.
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Partial map of disease genes on human chromosome 21