Familial Hyperlipoproteinemia is cause by a mutation in which of the following.A) ApoAB) ApoBC) VLDLD) LDL receptor

Familial hypercholesterolemia results in extremely high levels of cholesterol in the blood. The underlying cause of this disease isGroup of answer choicesinhibition of the cholesterol active transport system in red blood cells.poor attachment of cholesterol to the extracellular matrix of cells.a defect in the receptor-mediated endocytosis of cholesterol.defective cell membranes that cannot incorporate cholesterol.

A recessively inherited human blood disorder in which a single nucleotide change in the α-globin gene causes hemoglobin to aggregate, changing red blood cell shape and causing multiple symptoms.Group of answer choicesHuntington’s diseasesickle-cell diseaseTay-Sachs diseasecystic fibrosis

If a child is born with a genetic disorder when neither of his biological parents have that disorder, the trait is likely to be caused by: a recessive allele on an autosome a gene on the X chromosome a dominant allele on the autosome a gene on the Y chromosome

A recessively inherited human blood disorder in which a single nucleotide change in the α-globin gene causes hemoglobin to aggregate, changing red blood cell shape and causing multiple symptoms.Group of answer choicesTay-Sachs diseaseHuntington’s diseasesickle-cell diseasecystic fibrosis

Increased risk of heart disease is associated with elevated levels of which lipoprotein?