Q42 · CSIR NET Chemistry, December 2013
Paper: CSIR NET December 2013 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Bioinorganic Chemistry · Topic: Copper Proteins · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
Patients suffering from Wilson's disease have
(a)Low level of Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase
(b)High level of Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase
(c)Low level of copper-storage protein, ceruloplasmin
(d)High level of copper-storage protein, ceruloplasmin
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Wilson's disease is a copper-handling defect with low serum ceruloplasmin and copper accumulation in liver and brain.
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