Identify the Most Common Lethal Inherited Disease Affecting Caucasians of Northern

question 79

Multiple Choice

Identify the most common lethal inherited disease affecting Caucasians of Northern European descent that results from a defective gene located on chromosome 7.

• A) asthma
• B) emphysema
• C) pneumothorax
• D) pneumonia
• E) cystic fibrosis

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False Positive

An error in data testing in which a test result improperly indicates the presence of a condition (such as a disease when it is not present).

Expected Gain

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False Negative

An error in test results in which a positive condition is incorrectly reported as negative.

Discrete Probability Distribution

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