Question: Which of the following statements about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is FALSE? Need Assignment Help? Group of answer choices CTE is much more common in athletes who play(ed) sports with a risk of mild traumatic brain injury, such as boxing or American football, than in the general population. There is no agreed upon diagnostic marker for living people suspected to have CTE. CTE is associated with rare genetic mutation that can be detected in prenatal genetic screening. CTE is marked by cognitive impairment and brain atrophy. CTE is characterized by taupathy - excess tau protein within neurons that is also seen in people with Alzheimer's disease.