The individuals who have mutations in the LDL receptor that prevent the normal uptake of LDL by liver and peripheral tissues, would result in ( )
A: Lesch-Nyhan
syndrome
B: Familial hypercholesterolemia
C: Niemann-Pick Type C disease
D: Atherosclerosis
A: Lesch-Nyhan
syndrome
B: Familial hypercholesterolemia
C: Niemann-Pick Type C disease
D: Atherosclerosis
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- The<br/>plasma lipoprotein involved in the reverse transport of cholesterol<br/>(extrahepatic tissues to liver) is ( ) A: HDL B: LDL C: VLDL D: CM
- A 35-year-old man with severe hypercholesterolemia has a family history of deaths at a young age from heart disease and stroke. Which of the following genes is likely to be defective? A: Apolipoprotein E B: The LDL receptor C: Lipoprotein lipase D: PCSK9 E: LCAT
- mutations in genes can<br/>affect () A: Embryonic Development B: Tissue differentiation C: promote disease including<br/>cancer D: Normal life span of an<br/>individual E: All of the above
- LDL delivers triglycerides and cholesterol from the liver to the body’s tissues.
- Amanda<br/>has many Type A personality traits. That means Amanda is more likely<br/>to () than someone who isn't Type A personality A: suffer<br/>from heart disease B: Have<br/>colds and the flu C: Have<br/>an accident D: suffer<br/>from cancer