DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH IMMUNE SYSTEM QUIZ

DiGeorge's syndrome is characterized by the lack of a thymus The mouse model closest to this human disease would be a

nude mouse

recombinant mouse for CD3

knock-out mouse for a thymus

knock-out mouse for RAG-1 and RAG-2

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The HIV virus infects primarily

liver cells

brain cells

red blood cells

cells in the immune system

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A selective IgA deficiency would be expected to result in problems with

bacterial infections

pathogens which can survive inside macrophages

infections following dental work due to bacteria entering the bloodstream

mucosal pathogens

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Which of the Rous sarcoma virus has a homologous cellular protein?

v-ha-src

c-src

v-src

v-ha-ras

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Retinoblastoma is due to a mutation in a

kinase

viral gene

cyclin

tumor supressor

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Specific translocations are associated with

some leukemias

pancreatic cancer

breast cancer

colon cancer

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To treat HIV infections using drugs, the major problem is that

the drugs that are good inhibitors cannot by synthesized

the virus particles with altered (mutant) proteases arise

the drugs are rapidly degraded

the drugs interfere with normal digestion

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Infants are most susceptible to bacterial infection due to low circulating levels of IgG

at 0-3 months of age

at 3-12 months of age

in utero (before birth)

at 12-24 months of age

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The primary reason for AIDS, a deadly disease is that it

destroys key components of the body's internal defense system

is caused by a virus

is caused by a bacterium

causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response

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An autoimmune disease is

Lupus

Measles

AIDS

Mumps

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