| Question 1: Alterations in the distribution of different neurotrophic factors and in the expression of their receptors such as the ________ (BDNF) have been described in AD. | |||
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| Question 2: [120][121][122][123] ________ (EMF) have also been proposed to be related to AD by some experts, [124][125] but not others. | |||
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| Question 3: The best known genetic risk factor is the inheritance of the ε4 allele of the ________ (APOE). | |||
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| Question 4: The oldest, on which most currently available drug therapies are based, is the cholinergic hypothesis,[32] which proposes that AD is caused by reduced synthesis of the neurotransmitter ________. | |||
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| Question 5: [25] Although aggressiveness can still be present, extreme apathy and ________ are much more common results. | |||
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| Question 6: Accumulation of aggregated amyloid fibrils, which are believed to be the toxic form of the protein responsible for disrupting the cell's calcium ion homeostasis, induces programmed cell death (________). | |||
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| Question 7: Mental stimulation, exercise, and a ________ are suggested, as both a possible prevention and a sensible way of managing the disease. | |||
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| Question 8: [48] ________ virus type 1 has also been proposed to play a causative role in people carrying the susceptible versions of the apoE gene. | |||
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| Question 9: [15][16][17] In ________, AD is one of the most costly diseases to society. | |||
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| Question 10: The first symptoms are often mistaken as related to ________ or stress. | |||
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