Question 5 (2.5 points) All of the following are potential causes of hypercholesterolemia EXCEPT a) high dietary intake of cholesterol Ob) LDL receptors contain a mutation that causes them to malfunction c) LDL deposits cholesterol within heart vessels d) too few LDL receptors on the surface of liver cells
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