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The brain disease caused due to accumulation of amyloid β-peptide is

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Addison's disease
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Huntington's disease
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Parkinson's disease
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Alzheimer's disease
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Solution

The correct option is D Alzheimer's disease
  • Accumulation of amyloid β-peptide in the brain causes a disease called Alzheimer's disease.
  • However, the major cause of this disease is still unknown. It is one of the major causes of adult dementia.
  • In this disease, the person undergoes many changes like psychological, physiological, mental behavioral, etc.
  • The person is unable to create any memory.
    So, the correct answer is option D.

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