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­7. Which one of the following, if true, would most undermine the claim that prions cause CJD?

We need to mainly break the causal connection between prions and CJD. 

(A) Several symptoms closely resembling those of CJD have been experienced by patients known to have a specific viral infection. - If the symptoms are similar that doesn't mean there is a causal connection. Distortion. 

(B) None of the therapies currently available for treating neurological diseases is designed to block the chain reaction by which abnormal prions are believed to reproduce. - out of scope. 

(C) Research undertaken subsequent to the studies on CJD has linked prions to degenerative conditions not affecting the brain or the central nervous system. - What it means is that there are OTHER degenerative diseases that are also caused by Prions. It further substantiates the causal connection. Opposite of what we need. 

(D) Epidemiological studies carried out on a large population have failed to show any hereditary
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