Question

Symptoms of this disease can be treated by NMDA receptor antagonists like memantine. Hereditary cases of this disease are often associated with mutations in the genes PSEN-1 and PSEN-2. Patients with Down syndrome are often susceptible to a version of this disease caused by an extra copy of the APP gene. This disease is caused by the cleavage of a protein by beta-secretase and gamma-secretase rather than alpha-secretase. A genetic marker for this disease is the E4 variant of Apolipoprotein E. Treatments for this disease attempt to reduce the number of tau protein“tangles” and (10[1])beta-amyloid plaques. (10[1])For 10 points, name this neurodegenerative (10[1])disease that is (10[1])the most common cause of dementia. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Alzheimer’s disease [or AD; accept early-onset Alzheimer’s or late-onset Alzheimer’s; prompt on dementia before read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Udbhav Bodapati (DII)University of Delaware ASwarthmore B9310
Lucas Shedlock (DII)PrincetonUniversity of Delaware B9510
Jasmine Bao (UG)Swarthmore ANYU C10110
EdwardColumbia BNYU A10410
Saif Virani (UG)FordhamRowan11110
Luke McCrory (DII)NYU BLehigh11210
Emily Bussa (UG)MarylandRutgers11210

Summary

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