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NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER 2003

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                    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?                                                      

    A)                 Vitamin \[{{B}_{12}}\] ? Pernicious anaemia                 

    B)                 Vitamin \[{{B}_{1}}\] ? Beri-beri

    C)                 Vitamin C ? Scurvy                                                            

    D)                 Vitamin \[{{B}_{2}}\] ? Pellagra

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    Pellagra (Italian Pelle - skin agra - rough) is a skin disease which is caused due to deficiency of vitamin \[{{B}_{5}}\] or niacin. Pellagra is especially frequent among the people eating food with low tryptophan (an-essential amino acid).


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