Heart Disease Is an Example of a Multifactorial Illness

question 59

Multiple Choice

Heart disease is an example of a multifactorial illness.Which of the following does NOT support this statement?

• A) Both smoking tobacco and having high blood pressure increase the risk for heart disease.
• B) First-degree relatives have a six-fold increase in their risk for heart disease.
• C) Genetic screening and information may lead an individual to modify his or her environmental risk factors to prevent the disease from developing.
• D) Random error in the formation of ovum or sperm causes heart disease.

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