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Which of the following genetic diseases is caused by mutations in a membrane protein?(a) Alzheimer’s disease(b) Parkinson’s disease(c) Anemia(d) Hemolytic anemiaI had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.This interesting question is from Cellular Membranes topic in portion Cellular Membranes of Cell Biology

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Correct choice is (d) Hemolytic anemia

The BEST EXPLANATION: Hemolytic anemia is caused by the abnormal shapes of ERYTHROCYTES which have been TRACED to the mutations in ankyrin or spectrin which are plasma membrane proteins FOUND in erythrocytes.



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